Well, last week I told you that I'd have (and I quote) "something more exciting and substantial for you." So I'd like to take this opportunity (on behalf of the other fine folks at Solarbotics) to welcome the newest addition to the team, Tom! He'll be heading up purchasing and finding neat new toys to […]
Solarbotics at the Calgary City Teachers...
Solar botics
February 14, 2017
Solarbotics will be at the Calgary City Teachers' Convention Thursday & Friday, February 16 and 17, 2017. We will demo a variety of educational kits for teachers to use in classrooms, including introductory kits to develop skills in programming, mechanical construction, and soldering.
Come put a face to the name at booth 727 at Calgary Telus Convention Centre North Building and find out how we can help you teach STEM in your classroom.
Here is what we are going to feature at the Convention:
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Grove Education Pack - Expanded Lab Bundle The Solarbotics Grove Education Pack is a complete bundle to teach a basic course in electronics and programming. (see the earlier blog post for more details) |
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Mirobot - The WiFi Drawing Robot Kit Mirobot is a WiFi drawing robot that's easy to build and use. |
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Raspberry Pi 3 Bundle Get started with the Raspberry Pi V3 Bundle. Includes the Raspberry Pi V3, Case, 8GB NOOBS OS memory card, and 5.5V power supply. |
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Grove - Smart Plant Care Kit for Arduino A functional kit that helps monitor the environment and care for plant growth! |
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Thymio II Educational Robot - Wireless The Thymio 2 is a fully-functional robot out-of-the-box, with an excellent pedigree. |
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The Solarbotics Learn to Solder Kit Want to Learn how to solder? This kit gives you a few simple parts that can be soldered onto a board to give you a wearable blinking LED badge. |
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Hakko FX-888D The Hakko FX-888D is an updated digital version of the popular FX-888 and includes several new features. A smoke absorber is an important addition to any workbench. |
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The Solarbotics SketchBoard A fully assembled surface mount Arduino-compatible. |
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Grove - Ear-clip Heart Rate Sensor Grove Heart Rate Sensor Ear Clip that is perfect for experimentation! |
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Arduino Experimenters Kit |
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Getting Started with Arduino 3rd Edition Once a small little handbook from the creators of Arduino, it's now a substantial collection of useful Arduino knowledge. |
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