STEAM Kits

Scroll down for detailed info and pictures of each kit!

Breakout EDU [1] Escape kits (2 kits)
Button Maker kit - 1.25" round
Button Maker kit - 2" round
Code and Go Mouse
Code-a-Pillar (2 kits)
Duct Tape Workshop (2 kits)
Juggling Kit
Music Maker Kit
Ozobot EVO robot [2]
Paper Circuits
Perler Beads [3]
- [3]includes pliers, key chain supplies, and adhesive magnets
Puzzles
Quest for Speed [4]
Raspberry Pi 3 [5]
Snap Circuits (10 sets)
Snap Circuits Green (5 sets)
Snap Circuits Motion [6] (9 sets)
Snap Circuits 3D Meg [7] (9 sets)
Soldering Kit
- includes copper tape, copper wire, sponges, resin
Sphero Sprk+ robot
- includes Sphero Terrain Packs [8]
Squishy Circuits
Turing Tumble [9] (20 sets)
Zine-Making Kit

Metropolitan Library System STEAM Kits:

Breakout EDU Kit #1

Breakout Edu Kits are timed challenge games where you have to solve puzzles to unlock a box with something hidden inside. Similar to the escape rooms where you get “locked in” a room and try to escape by solving puzzles and unlocking codes.

Contains one Breakout EDU Case with:

1 Alphabet Multilock
1 Directional Multilock
1 Three-digit Lock

1 Hasp
1 Four-Digit Lock
1 Key Lock
1 UV Light
1 Deck of Reflection Cards

1 Invisible Ink Pen
1 Small Lockable Box
1 USB Thumb Drive
2 Hint cards
A game where the players are trapped in the 8-bit world of Minecraft. Complete with story, lock combinations, and set up instructions,

A Dewey Decimal Classification learning game. Includes directions and Dewey Decimal Posters.
A Zombie Apocalypse game where players have 45 minutes to find the antidote and save the world. Include story, set up instructions, and printouts.
A game where players help the Cat in the Hat get his hat back. Includes story, and directions
Several other miscellaneous games

More games can be found at breakoutedu.com

PW: library123

*If you need help resetting a lock visit Lock Tutorials + Tips [11]..

Code & Go Mouse Kit

The Code & Go Mouse kit introduces children to coding with the programmable mouse by using the direction coding cards to plan a path. This is a STEAM hands on activity which challenges kids to think critically, solve problems effectively and acquire the skills needed to enter stem-related fields.

This kit includes:

4 Code & Go Robot Mouse
Includes Mouse

30 double sided coding cards
4 Code & Go Robot Mouse Activity Sets
Includes Mouse
16 maze grids
22 maze walls

3 tunnels
Cheese wedge
30 double sided coding cards
10 double sided activity cards
A Laminated guide to coding the mouse

Batteries
Phillips head screwdriver

For more information or lesson ideas check out this Ideas with Impact idea packet [12]

Code-A-Pillar

The Code-a-pillar is a friendly and fun programmable toy that encourages experimentation and inspires natural discovery and independent play while developing coding, sequencing and critical thinking skills. Easy to connect segments allow for endless combinations to move Code-a-pillar forward, left, right, or even wait for a few seconds before moving again. When kids connect the segments to make Code-a-pillar move, that's sequencing! When they figure out a sequence that will create a path for Code-a-pillar to reach a target, that’s programming as well as problem solving!

Inside the Code-A-Pillar kits are:

2 Code-a-pillar robots

7 Green straight segments
2 RIght 45 degree segments
2 Left 180 degree segments
4 Right 90 degree segments
4 Left 90 degree segments

2 repeating segments
4 Sound segments
2 Start Targets
2 Finish Targets

Find lesson plans and more in the Code-a-pillar Guide for Teachers. [13]

Duct Tape STEAM Kit #1

Duct tape is a material that can be crafted into almost anything! A wallet, a hammock, even a prom dress. The only limit is your imagination! As Mark Watney stated in The Martian “Duct tape is magic and should be worshiped.”

Inside the Duct Tape Steam Kit #1 are:

Multiple rolls of Duct tape
Instruction sheets and examples
Goo Gone spray
Hole punch
Dowel rods

3 pairs of scissors
7 Rulers
The book Awesome Duct Tape Projects: More Than 50 Projects by Choly Knight
The Book Tape It & Make It: 101 Duct Tape Activities by RIchela Fabian Morgan

Project Ideas can be found at DuckBrand.com [14], DIYprojectsforteens.com [15] and 101ducttapecrafts.com [16]

Duct Tape STEAM Kit #2

Inside the Duct Tape Steam Kit #2 are:

Multiple rolls of Duct tape
Instruction sheets and examples
Goo Gone spray
Dowel rods

5 pairs of scissors
Hole punch
1 Ruler
The book Duct Tape Discovery Workshops by Tonia Jenny
The book Duct Tape Mania by Amanda Formaro

Project Ideas can be found at DuckBrand.com [14], DIYprojectsforteens.com [15] and 101ducttapecrafts.com [16]

Juggling Kit

Learning to juggle has many great benefits. Juggling leads to improved hand-eye coordination, bi-manual dexterity, focused concentration, goal-setting skills, problem solving skills, and delayed gratification. Juggling has been linked to improved academic skills [17], and research has shown that there is a direct relationship between the hand-eye coordination learned through juggling and the ability to read, write and reason!

This kit includes:

14 Klutz bean bag juggling sets
50 scarves
The book Juggling for the Complete Klutz by John Cassidy and B.C. Rimbeaux

Learn to juggle with scarves video [18]

Learn to juggle with balls video [18]

Music Making Kit

From stress relief and self-soothing to emotion regulation and physiological benefits, music plays a powerful role in mental health and well-being for many people. For teens, music often takes on an even greater significance—it can contribute to the process of identity formation. This STEAM kit will give teens the tools to create their own music and identity!

This kit includes:

iTrack Dock Studio Pack
Everything you need to record music on iPad complete with headphones, microphone and XLR cable
Launchkey Mini- The mini production keyboard for Ableton Live (Ableton Live LIte included.
Adjustable height 9”-14” microphone stand.

The book Digital Music Making for Teens by Andrew Hagerman (available in-system as an eBook)

Project ideas can be found here [19] and at Novationstudio.com [20] for the Lanchkey Mini. The user guide for iTrack Dock Studio [21]and how to use video [22].

Ozobot EVO Kit

Ozobot STEAM kits provide hands-on learning experiences that are fun, educational, and standards-aligned for students K-5.

This kit includes:

Instructions
2 Ozobot Robot boxes, each with:
Ozobot

Playfield
Ozoskin
4 markers
Pouch
UBS cable
Important Note:

Ozobots need to be charged before your program
Please rebox every item carefully before routing

Project ideas can be found at Ozobot.com [23]

Paper Circuits

Perler Beads STEAM Kit

Perler beads are great for children to develop skills such as hand-eye coordination , color recognition, basic math and counting, fine-motor and imaginative play. The unlimited amount of possible designs and focus needed for individual projects make this a great activity for expanding attention spans.

This kit contains:

2 proctor silex irons
Perler bead books
Perler ironing paper rolls & wax paper
Perler bead jugs & bags

Pegboards large clear square & shapes (stars, squares, hearts, etc.)
Patterns
Keychains and magnets
Balloon Glue
Scissors & Tweezers

Plates & Spoons

Project ideas can be found at Perler.com [24] and instructions can be found at perlest.com [25]

Quest for Speed

In this kit participants will use K'NEX to construct and evaluate several different kinds of cars that have different sources of power. They will learn how to scientifically measure the performance of the vehicles to study the effects of their design improvements on speed. A wide range of vocabulary terms and engineering concepts are defined in simple language and experimentally explored through exciting hands-on activities.

This kit includes:

K’NEX set, motion & design
Handouts
7 pairs of goggles

3 stopwatches
10 balloons
1 pair of scissors
5 tape measurers
2 Calculator

2 rolls of masking tape
3 balloon pumps
Rubber bands
9 Spooling Around Activity Kits
Wooden Spool

Nail
Flat Washer
Rubber bands
Craft Stick
Nut

For more information visit here [26] and TechXcite [27] for activities.

Raspberry Pi 3

This kit is a perfect starting point for children’s programming experience. It not only gives a terrific environment with hundreds of examples and ideas, but it also provides a good method to interface a computer with the physical world and allows kids to understand how computers are utilized.

This kit includes:

5 7” Raspberry Pi touchscreen displays
5 USB wired mice
5 USB wired keyboards
5 Mini USB power adapters

5 AC/DC Adapter
1 mousepad
The book Adventures in Raspberry Pi 2nd Edition by Carrie Anne Philbin

Help can be found here [28] and lesson plans can be found at Raspberrypi.com [29] and Lifehacker.com [30]. Additional projects are Minecraft [31] and Scratch [32].

Snap Circuits Jr. (10 sets)

This kit provides a hands-on introduction to electronics with over 30 color-coded, real circuit components that snap together to create working electronic circuits and devices. These components combine to create working circuit boards just like the ones found inside televisions, radios, and other electronic devices.

This kit includes:

10 Snap Circuit Jr. Kit boxes with manuals.

101 projects can be found in the manual and lesson plans can be found here [33].

Snap Circuits Green (5 sets)

Learn about energy sources and to “think green”. Have fun learning about environmentally-friendly energy and how the electricity in your home works. These kits include a full-color manual and separate educational manual that explains all the forms of enviormnatally friendly energy including geothermal, hydrogen fuel cells, wind, solar, tidal, hydro, and others.

Kit includes:

5 snap circuit kit boxes with manuals

A Think Green Learn About Energy booklet
Spare Parts

Project Ideas:
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Snap Circuits Motion (9 sets)

Snap Circuits 3D Meg (9 sets)

M.E.G. stands for magnetic, electronics, and gears. With this kit you build up as well as out (3D)! Special parts include 3D rotating snaps, two-sided base grid, rotating LED lights, fiber optic tree, rotating mirror ball, multiple-sized gears, melody IC, magnetic switch, and more. Over 160 projects can be built with the 60+ parts included.

This kit includes:

9 Snap Circuit Kit boxes with manuals

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Soldering Kit

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This kit includes:

10 Soldering kits
Soldered Alchemy: 24 Jewelry Projects Using New Soft- Solder Techniques by Laura Beth Love Book
6 pilers
2 rolls of 0.6mm Activity Solder

Liquid Soldering & Tinner Flux
3 rolls of copper tape
1 block of ?
Sponges

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Sphero Sprk+ Robot Kit (2)

Sphero Sprk+ is an advanced programmable robot that can be used for teaching. With this robot ball, you’ll complete fun and accessible games while developing important STEM skills. Control it, play with it, and program it!

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Squishy Circuits

Squishy Circuits uses conductive and insulating play dough to teach the basics of electrical circuits, a perfect blend of play and learning! They teach problem solving and engineering concepts and inspire creativity and independent thinking.

This kit includes:

10 squish circuits purple kit boxes

3 Energy sticks
A Squishy Circuits books
Terrain Park pack

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Turing Tumble (20 sets)

Zine-Making Kit

A Zine is a handmade publication or pamphlet or mini-book that you make yourself, usually at home, using materials you have on hand. It’s cheaply made, produced, and printed. It has a certain quality to it that’s at once unpolished and earnest.

This kit includes:

5 boxes of colored pencils
A box of 40 washable markers
7 glue sticks
6 rolls of double sided tape

45 count sharpie collection
12 blunt tip scissors
2 long reach staplers
A pack of staples
The book Stolen Sharpie Revolution: A DIY Resources for Zines and Zine Culture

The book Make a Zine: Start your own underground Publishing Revolution
The book Whatcha Mean What’s a Zine: The Art of Making Zines and Mini Comics
Several Zine examples
Step by Step Folding instructions

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