Strawbees STEAM Robotics Starter Learning Kit - micro:bit

Bundle of the STEAM Starter Kit + Robotic Inventions for micro:bit

Designed for 1-3 students ages 8 years+

The Strawbees STEAM Robotics Starter Bundle is the perfect entry point into hands-on STEM and creative learning—whether in the classroom or at home. Designed for educators and young makers, this toolbox makes it simple (and fun!) to bring science, technology, engineering, art, and math to life.

You'll start with an activity booklet, a colorful poster, and easy-to-use, color-coded building pieces. Begin by constructing imaginative projects with straws, then take creations to the next level by adding servo motors and animating the design. Using MakeCode’s beginner-friendly block-based coding, students can quickly program their projects and run them independently via battery power. In Strawbees Classroom (digital resources hub) you will find tons of activity inspiration!

Build robots, mechanical structures like cranes, and more—your imagination sets the limit. This kit makes STEAM exploration approachable, creative, and exciting—empowering kids to invent, tinker, and learn by doing.

Strawbees STEAM Starter Robotics - micro:bit

• Grades: 3-9
• Number of Students: 10-30
• Number of Lessons: 21
• Contact Hours: Unlimited
• Additional Resources: Official Strawbees MakeCode Extension, NEW AI Project

Highlights:

The Strawbees STEAM Starter Robotics - micro:bit is the introductory Strawbees building toolbox fusing the micro:bit to add robotic capabilities!

This bundle includes a micro:bit, as well as an activity booklet, poster, snap-on electronics, and color-coded pieces. 

A Closer Look

STEAM Starter kit is a personal-sized building set with 230 pieces to build several small towers, moving mechanical cranes, and arms. The building set comes with 5 different precut straw sizes and 4 color-coded connectors organized in the box. Includes an instructional booklet with 11 activities and 10 challenges from the Pocketful of Ideas plus a colorful introductory poster!

Both the micro:bit Go and Robotic Inventions for micro:bit – the micro:bit joins forces with the Robotic Inventions board for adding robotic capabilities. The Robotics board includes 2 RGB LEDs and attaches up to 3 servo motors to any Strawbees building project.

Write in Microsoft MakeCode’s block-based programming platform, upload a program and remove it from the computer to run on batteries.

Key Features

Play and Program Hardware – using the micro:bit each of its LEDs can be individually programmed as can its buttons, inputs and outputs, accelerometer, magnetometer and Bluetooth Smart Technology.

Full STEAM Ahead – everything you need for a well-rounded science, technology, engineering, art and math experience of making and creating your projects.

Play = Learning – extend learning at home for young makers and build creative thinking skills to invent anything you can imagine.

Self-Oriented Learning – an introduction for teachers, librarians, and STEM educators to follow along on Strawbees Learning platform and professional development experiences.

Different lengths & color-coded pieces – there are 4 types of connectors and 5 different cut straw lengths cut all color-coded making it easy to follow the activity instructions.

Make physical and mechanical inventions with the micro:bit.

Physical Computing – extend programming to the physical world beyond the computer screen with creating interactive projects with the Strawbees building system.

Electronic Building Set – all electronics easily connect to Strawbees connectors and straws.

All materials are custom-made, durable, and reusable – finish building, disassemble, and begin a new project.