Dash https://www.makewonder.com/dash

Cost: $149.99 with a variety of additional accessories availableAge: box says 5 and older. Level: variety of ages and levels. From driving with an app to creating coding with Blockly. Group size / preparation: probably no more than three per DashDuration: 15 minutes +

Program Ideas:School outreachCoding ClubsUse the cellphone connector ($ extra) to make a movie of Dash moving around.

Dothttps://www.makewonder.com/d ot

Cost: $49.99Age: box says 5 and olderLevel: variety of levels, Dot requires more than Dash. Dot is more cerebral than DashGroup size / preparation: one or twoDuration: without Dash, Dot won’t last long. Good for learning Blockly

Program Ideas:School outreachCoding Clubs

Cubeletshttp://www.modrobotics.com/cubelets/

Battery + sense block + act block = RobotBattery blocks are blue. Sense blocks are black. Act blocks are clear. Think blocks are different colors and they modify your robots behavior. (advanced)

Cost: variety of packages available. Each cube is about $ 30+ (6 pack $159.95, 12 pack $329.95, 20 pack $499.95)

Age: as young as 2nd grade to high school. Level: Cubelets are good for understanding the different characteristics of a robot. So different levels were learn and understand different things. And they’re fun for tinkering. Group size / preparation: depends on number of cubelets you have. The more the merrier. And you can never have too many batteries or wheels.Duration: 20 – 30 minutes per group. Batteries last a long time and are re-chargable.

Program Ideas:Library open house

Open playOutreach to Schools

Bee-botswww.bee-bot.usBeebots are a great way to learn coding, but can be used with tech savvy kids as well.

Cost: $89.95. Blue-bot (Bluetooth version) $119.95. variety of mats available. Age: preschool and up. I’ve gone as high as middle school, if you can provide interesting challenges.Level: basic codingGroup size / preparation: two or three working together.Duration: varies.

Program Ideas: Outreach to schools. Teacher training workshops. 2nd grade class. Students created mazes (template was 5.5x6” squares) and working in

groups they wrote the code to get Beebot through the maze. In the library: Passive programming. Beebots were left out for parents and preschoolers to

learn and play together.