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Robot Turtles: the Game

Reviews, Robot Turtles

Robot Basics:

  • What is it?  Robot Turtles is a board game that teaches programming
  • What’s in the Box?  game board, 2-d turtles (4), gems tiles (4), bugs tiles(4), game card decks (4), and three kinds of obstacle cards: ice walls, crates, and stone walls
  • How much?  $24.95  Robot Turtles Website
  • Age Range?  Ages four and up
  • How we acquired it:  Robot Turtles and ThinkFun.com sent us a reviewing copy of the game
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Review: Squishy Circuits

Programs, Reviews, Squishy Circuits
Squishy Circuits Kit

Squishy Circuits Kit

While not technically a robot, this is a good project to begin explorations. It helps participants understand some critical basic concepts about electronics: conductivity, resistance, that kind of thing. It is inexpensive, and works well with a surprisingly wide age range.  The TED Talk below the jump explains it in about 4 minutes.

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