Sphero Mini At-Home Learning Starter Kit
Sphero Mini At-Home Learning Starter Kit
Mini At-home Kit with guide.
Sphero Mini At-Home Learning Starter Kit
Sphero Mini At-Home Learning Starter Kit
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Sphero Mini At-Home Learning Starter Kit
Sphero Mini At-Home Learning Starter Kit
Mini At-home Kit with guide.
Sphero Mini At-Home Learning Starter Kit
Sphero Mini At-Home Learning Starter Kit

Sphero Mini At-Home Learning Starter Kit

SKU: 970-0597

Get started learning STEAM at home with The Sphero Mini At-Home Learning Starter Kit. No coding experience necessary. This kit includes a Mini, 28-piece construction set, 30 step-by-step, project-based lesson cards, and a parent-friendly guide to help facilitate STEM learning at home. 

Drive and game with the Sphero Play App or code and learn to code with the Sphero Edu App. Complete all the challenges and games and then create your own fun—the possibilities are endless!

  • Each Kit comes with 30 STEM-inspired activity cards and lessons for independent and guided learning, owling pins, and cones to build mazes, design obstacle courses, construct towers, play croquet, and more.
  • This kit includes a parent-friendly guide to support beginner programmers and an introduction to STEAM. Ideal for educators to send home with students for individualized learning that can be easily facilitated and guided by parents.
  • Use the guided activity cards and accessories to learn the basics of STEAM and computer science principles.
  • Control your robot toy using various drive modes or use Sphero Mini as a game controller for arcade-style games with the Sphero Play app
  • Learn to code by using the Blocks drive mode for basic drag and drop coding commands or take your programming further with the Sphero Edu app

SpheroCare Warranty
1 year: $16.99
2 year: $22.99
3 year: $29.99

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Price:
$89.99
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Hands-On STEAM Learning for the Creators of Tomorrow

Hours of Play-Based Learning

Beginner learners can drive and play STEAM-inspired games with the Sphero Play app and eventually advance to programming with Block Based Coding or Javascript in the Sphero Edu app. The Sphero Mini At-Home Learning Starter Kit is ideal for educators to send home for individualized learning and can be easily facilitated and guided by parents.

 

Mini At-Home Learning Kit Guide

Featured Activities

Kids driving a robot ball through an activity course.

A-Maze Balls

Use your creativity to construct your first cool course.
A toy robot ball driving through a blue and orange archway.

Bot & Weave

Send Mini through all four arches like an Olympic skier.
A kid building a tower out of the Sphero Mini Activity Kit.

Battering Ram

Build a tower and knock it down. Code your Sphero Mini to be like a wrecking ball.
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30 Activity & Lesson Cards

STEM-Inspired Activity & Lesson Cards

Each card provides step-by-step instruction and is labeled with the programming type (Draw or Blocks) to help you and your kid(s) understand the level of programming required to complete the activities.

Download Edu App Coding Activities >

Step-by-Step Instruction

Learners can complete all of the guided STEM activities then unleash creativity with independent exploration—the possibilities are endless.

Download Play App STEAM Activities >

 
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Build. Play. Learn. Code.

Use the included STEM-inspired Activity and Lesson Cards to build mazes, design obstacle courses, construct towers, play croquet, and more. The Sphero Mini At-Home Learning Starter Kit includes a 28 piece construction set, 30 activity and lesson cards, pins, cones, and a robotic ball cover.

How to Connect

  • Connect to Sphero Play app to play STEM games and Sphero Edu app to learn to code
  • Compatible with Sphero Edu app for iOS, Android, Amazon Fire OS, macOS, Windows, & Chrome OS
  • Compatible with Sphero Play app for iOS, Android, & Amazon Fire OS
  • Compatible with Swift Playgrounds for iOS
  • Recommended for ages 5+

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  • An open-and-go kit with step-by-step guided activities included to learn the foundations of coding at home

  • Sphero's most widely used in-school robot.

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Educator Resources

Free teacher resources designed to keep you informed and enrich your classroom experiences. Here you’ll find our latest guides, whitepapers, case studies and webinars all in one place.
All Self-Service Resources
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Webinars
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Sphero Educator Guide
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What's in the Box?

  • 30 STEM-inspired activity and lesson cards for independent and guided learning
  • Pins and cones for games and obstacles
  • Sphero Mini robotic ball with a clear shell
  • LED lights that glow in tons of colors
  • Contains gyroscope, motor encoders, and accelerometer sensors
  • Robotic ball cover 
  • Charging cable

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