Product Description
The Piper Computer Kit is the award-winning, cool, build-it-yourself computer kit for kids ages 8+. The Piper Computer Kit was designed by STEAM educators to open the world of coding, engineering, and creativity and includes everything needed to build a fully-functioning computer! Kids follow a blueprint like a real engineer, using the kit's scaled hand tools. The build is just the beginning! Kids learn the basics of electronics through game-based projects and activities using the Raspberry Pi, and coding with projects based on Google Blockly’s easy drag-and-drop visual programming language. The Piper Computer Kit is STEAM learning disguised as fun!
Product Information
- BUILD A COMPUTER: Includes all the components needed to build a fully-functioning computer! A Raspberry Pi, 7" screen, DIY speaker, rechargeable battery. Teaching kids to be STEAM-capable; coding their own games, interactive projects and more!
- HANDS-ON STEAM PROJECTS: Building the computer is only the beginning! Using Piper’s StoryMode, kids are guided through a secret mission, attaching wires and connecting electronic components to move around an immersive world and controlling the outcome.
- LEARN TO CODE: With a Piper Computer Kit, kids learn the basics of coding with 11 progressively challenging projects based on Google Blockly's easy, drag-and-drop visual coding language. Using PiperCode, kids progress through tangible tasks that increase their level of confidence.
- CREATED FOR KIDS AGES 8+: Designed by educators to foster self-paced learning, kids advance from foundational tasks through more challenging projects at their own pace. They can progress to pre-loaded Python programming language, deepening their engagement and competence.
- THE BUILD IS JUST THE BEGINNING: Piper Computer Kit features an integrated, build-it-yourself speaker and 7" HDMI screen. The kit is engineered for multi-rebuilds, with a sturdy carrying case. Beyond the build, Piper Computer Kit launches kids into an expansive, adventurous world of learning disguised as fun, with dozens of playable projects from Day One.
