Activities
KIBO is more than a robot kit. It allows children to make anything they want. They can use everyday materials, such as recyclables and arts and crafts, and integrate them into their KIBO projects. When getting a KIBO you also have access to lots of fun activities to do both at home and school.
KIBO Cards – Repeat Loops
Repeat loops are an important part of coding. In this instructional card, “Using Repeat Loops” ou cam learn how young students use the REPEAT and END REPEAT programming blocks with KIBO. The Repeat and End Repeat Blocks are used like the bread of a sandwich along with a parameter card (2, 3, 4, and forever). Read More
KIBO Cards – Motors and Movement
How do KIBO’s wheels and motors work? Kids attach KIBO’s wheels to the motors to make them spin. The motors are then attached to the KIBO robot to make it move! KIBO’s motors can be attached in 2 ways to make KIBO move differently – one smooth like a race car, and one wobbly like Read More
KIBO Cards – Introducing Sensors
KIBO senses its environment! Sensors can see and hear things in the world around them, just like your own eyes and ears. Learn more about the Sound Sensor, Distance Sensor and Light Sensor. KIBO’s Sound Sensor can hear sounds, just like your ears can. WAIT FOR CLAP tells KIBO to stop until the sound sensor Read More
KIBO Cards – How Does KIBO Work
In these cards, we describe the innards of the KIBO robot and how it performs as it does. Learn more about KIBO’s main board, its wiring, and its scanner. Underneath the KIBO robot is a clear bottom so children can see how KIBO works. KIBO’s main board, KIBO’s brain, controls its movement by telling the Read More
