littleBits LBT-680-0527 Steam+ Class pack Educator User Guide

: June 6, 2024
: littleBits

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STEAM+ CLASS PACK EDUCATOR QUICK-START GUIDE
STEAM+ CLASS PACK INVENTOR QUICK-START GUIDE
Documents / Resources

littleBits LBT-680-0527 Steam+ Class pack Educator

If you’re reading this, you know the secret to getting kids interested in STEM:
Make. It. Fun! STEAM+ Class Pack takes the magic of hands-on invention and
combines it with the fun of learning a new language (Blocks and JavaScript) as kids work to create their own games. By gamifying the experience, students learn critical 21st century skills such as – how to embrace failure, critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork and collaboration.

STEAM+ CLASS PACK EDUCATOR QUICK-START GUIDE

| MADE WITH EDUCATORS, FOR EDUCATORS.
For maximum success in schools, we called on expert educators to co-design this kit with us. The challenges, inventions, and support materials were developed based on their experiences with students in classroom and after- school activities.
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GET THE APP

You can run the littleBits Fuse app in your web browser, or download the app so your students can work offline. Either way, you’ll find step-by-step instructions and fun challenges to get your students learning and coding with littleBits

SPHERO.COM/DOWNLOADS

JUMP IN FEET FIRST

Whether it’s your first time with code or you’re already a pro, give your littleBits STEAM+ Class Pack a test run. Try something out, iterate on it, then try it again. This is the number one way to help your students through any setbacks they’ll have. Head to the app and click on HELLO WORLD to get started.

EXPLORE YOUR RESOURCES

New to coding? First time with littleBits? Looking for lesson ideas? Hop online to discover your littleBits support system. We’ve got tutorials, intro to coding videos, tons of lessons, shareable online docs… you name it. We’ve got you covered.

CLASSROOM.LITTLEBITS.COM/KITS/CODE-KIT

RUN YOUR FIRST LESSON

Your students will have fun, develop 21st century skills, and build a foundation for coding that they’ll use their whole life. littleBits engages kids’ curiosity as they collaborate, solve problems, and explore coding and inventing.

STEAM+ CLASS PACK INVENTOR QUICK-START GUIDE

| BRING YOUR INVENTION TO LIFE THROUGH CODE!
With the Bits in this box and our easy drag-and-drop block programming, your inventions will come to life as you create your own customized games. The Fuse App also features JavaScript – enabling you to advance from block coding to a text-based language.
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OPEN THE APP

Head to a computer that has the littleBits Fuse app installed, or open the Fuse app in your web browser.
SPHERO.COM/DOWNLOADS

This is where the magic happens!

You’ll find everything you need to build, code and customize fun games to play with friends.

CREATE YOUR FIRST INVENTION

Stop right there! Before you do anything, we have a challenge for you.

Your first official challenge, if you choose to accept it, is to light up your LED matrix to display your name! Head to the app and click on HELLO WORLD to get started.

PLAYER 1, ARE YOU READY?

After finishing HELLO WORLD, you’re ready to get your game on.
Build an invention, code it, play it, then make it your own.

Documents / Resources

| littleBits LBT-680-0527 Steam+ Class pack Educator [pdf] User Guide
LBT-680-0527, Steam Class pack Educator
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