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Set your child on an exciting path to discovery with the NOVA Code Rocket. More than just a toy, this hands-on coding kit is an invitation to explore, create, and build confidence in STEM. With projects that let kids control light, sound, and action, Code Rocket sparks curiosity and plants the seeds of a lifelong love for science and technology – as NOVA, the popular PBS science series, has been doing for 50 years.
- Code Rocket Board with 8 programmable onboard LED lights, a speaker, and 2 buttons.
- Retractable USB cable that plugs into standard USB 2.0 or 3.0 ports.
- Reference cards for code concepts including: loops, functions, 'if' statements.
- Tough carrying case to contain all the components listed above.
Using the free software for Windows, Mac, or Chromebook desktops or laptops (no tablets or phones), coders can complete the following lessons:
- Fade the Rocket Booster LEDs
- Deep Space Headlights
- Laser Blasters with Sound Effects
- Morse Code Light Messages
- Countdown to Liftoff Sequence
- Morse Code Sound Messages
- Hack the Code Rocket
Plus 5 projects that are exclusive to the NOVA™ version of Code Rocket! This kit contains a card with a passcode to those projects.
- Coding in the C++ (see-plus-plus) coding language
- Microcontroller is ATMEGA 328P, like the Arduino Uno board
- Software is compatible with Windows 7, 8, 10 and Mac OSX 10.9 and above, plus Chromebooks.
- Software requires internet connection to code.
- No batteries are required - the board is powered by the USB port.
$59.99
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