Hardware Offerings to Meet Various Needs in Engineering Education
SparkFun has more than 2000 products in our online catalog. We also can work with you to design a custom kit to fit the exact needs of your course.
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SparkFun.com has more than 2000 items for you to find the right materials for your needs.
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Build your own kit for your curriculum and have students purchase it from a custom page.
Hardware & Resources Based on Your Needs
First Year Engineering
Engaging students in applied engineering from the beginning is essential. Many of our university partners have adopted the SparkFun Inventor’s Kit 4.0 (SIK 4.0) to provide a hands-on approach while teaching serious engineering concepts (both hardware and programming) and skills.
SparkFun Inventor's Kit v4.0
The SIK 4.0 offers limitless possibilities and provides a logical, quick-gratification progression...going from blinking an LED, to using temperature sensors, to building RC and autonomous robots. Everything needed is included. In addition, the SIK:
SparkFun Inventor's Kit
Advanced Engineering Courses & Capstone
Solving real problems with creative solutions is at the heart of engineering education - helping students develop their engineering mindset. To support more advanced courses, SparkFun provides:
Boards, boards, and more boards
As students determine which board would work best for a particular application and which programming language they want to use, SparkFun provides exhaustive board options and documentation.
More than 2500 Individual Components
As students design their projects and solutions, SparkFun has all the parts to bring their ideas to life. They can explore our massive catalog of products to explore their needs.
Custom Kits
Wouldn’t it be nice to build your own kit for your curriculum and have students purchase it from a custom page? SparkFun offers a custom-kit builder to help make this happen.
Targeted Kits
Although they may have moved beyond the basics, many advanced engineering students still need to get the key components and tools for their workbench. SparkFun offers kits that ensure students have the parts they need on hand:
Pre-College Engineering Education Outreach
Universities and K-12 collaborations for engineering education are becoming commonplace - and are at the forefront of innovative STEM implementations. SparkFun has developed a large library of resources and hardware to support K-12. Visit the K-12 website to explore resources.
The micro:bit
The micro:bit is being adopted in K-12 schools across the nation. SparkFun has developed an entire micro:bit ecosystem - it is a great way to get creative, connected and coding with the micro:bit. An online experiment guide walks users through completing 12 circuits using the included parts.
micro:bit board
Introducing K-12 Learners to Electronics
Getting students immediately engaged in hands-on electronics concepts and projects early can be the key to inspiring their future. We have developed a line of activities that take students from 0 to lighting something up in less than an hour. Check out these great mini-experiences in soldering and paper circuits.
Paper Circuits Kit
Create electronic project directly on paper using simple components! For grades 1–12.
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Weevileye Soldering Kit
Teach through-hole soldering a light-up bug that senses light. For middle and high-school.
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Simon Soldering Kit
Teach students to through-hole solder by creating a Simon Says game. For middle and high-school.
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