Sphero Blog
Six New Socially-Distanced Activities for Sphero Robots and littleBits STEM Kits
Are you teaching in a socially-distanced environment? If so, look no further than this roundup blog new all new activities to teach with Sphero robots and littleBits STEM kits in a socially distant classroom.
4 STEM Kits and Educational Tools for Hybrid and Virtual Learning
With schools worldwide now back in session, either in-person, hybrid or virtual, parents and educators alike are looking for ways to implement high-quality STEM learning in a safe and effective way. That’s why we’ve created four new at-home learning kits that are designed for parents to help teach coding at home and for educators to facilitate STEAM lessons in a remote or hybrid learning environment.
Meet Sphero Mini Golf
Now available!
The new Sphero Mini Golf packs a ton of tech and fun into its golf-ball sized frame. Equipped with a gyroscope, accelerometer, and colorful LED lights, this robot is much more advanced than any other ball found on the links -- or in the living room.
14 Wacky Wednesday Ideas to Keep Hybrid Learning Interesting
Making hybrid learning fun and engaging for your students can sometimes feel like pulling a cat out of a hat, especially if you’ve created multi-medium lesson plans for many years. Thankfully, there’s a quick and easy way to add some excitement into your in-person and virtual classroom: Wacky Wednesday.
Teachers! It's time to upgrade your Sphero robots
We are offering our educators the opportunity to upgrade their loved and used SPRK+ robots and save on our most advanced round robot - Sphero BOLT.
5 Tips for Homeschooling Your Kid for the First Time
Because of COVID-19, a new wave of parents is embracing homeschooling this year. If you’re one of the thousands of parents trying homeschooling for the first time, it can be tricky to know where to start, especially when bad actors may try to steer you in the wrong direction.
Hybrid Learning: Here’s Everything You Need To Know
At Sphero, our STEM-based learning experts are here to explain how hybrid learning can create informative, engaging educational experiences, as well as how our programmable robots and educational tools can help facilitate a robust hybrid learning experience.
Register Now for the Sphero Global Challenge
The Sphero Global Challenge is our first robotics, invention, and design competition for students around the world. Teams and individuals of all abilities will work to identify problems and develop solutions through computational thinking, engineering practices, and programming skills.
Understanding Coronavirus Through Hands-on Learning
Increasing our knowledge of infectious disease management outside of medical facilities and as part of our everyday lives as a society is one of the most important lessons that we are learning as individuals and communities around the world. The coronavirus pandemic impacts all of us and believe it or not, children can be capable allies in this global health crisis.
Why You Should Introduce Your Kids to Programming
Programming is a well known, yet rather rare skill. In a discussion about learning programming, most people probably wouldn’t think of teaching children. Programming, however, is nothing more than a new language, and multiple studies have indicated that 10 is the best age to begin learning a new language.
How to Disassemble Your BOLT Power Pack
Did you know you can easily break down a BOLT Power Pack to have 15 individual robots and charging cradles? BOLT Power Packs can be separated into individual BOLTs and BOLT charging cradles, allowing you to send individual robots home with students. This step-by-step guide will show you how to do it properly.
Webinar: The Sphero Global Challenge
In this free 45-minute webinar we’ll go over each individual event, how to assemble a team, gear to get started, and other questions you might have before registering for the competition. Register now!
