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  "description": "littleBits offers hands-on electronic kits and an online platform with lesson plans and resources to help educators teach STEAM subjects and computational thinking, even without prior STEM or coding expertise.",
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  "updatedAt": "2026-09-12T03:49:43.369Z",
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    "website": "https://littlebits.com",
    "category": "Educational Technology",
    "what_it_does": "littleBits provides a platform of easy-to-use electronic building blocks, known as \"Bits,\" that magnetically snap together to enable users to create inventions and learn about technology. It offers kits, lesson plans, educator guides, activities, and customizable handouts to facilitate engaging STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) lessons and demonstrate how technology works, even for those without a background in STEM or coding.",
    "primary_audience": "Educators and students (PK-12) in various learning environments such as classrooms, makerspaces, libraries, summer camps, and clubs.",
    "core_product": "The core products are littleBits Kits, such as the Steam+ Kit and Code Kit, which consist of electronic building blocks and accessories. These kits are complemented by a comprehensive library of educational resources, including unit plans, lesson plans, activities, and invention ideas, designed to teach STEAM and coding.",
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      "detail": "Kits are sold as one-time purchases, with prices varying by kit type (e.g., littleBits Code Kit for $299.95, littleBits Invention Class Pack for $7,185)."
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    "parent_ownership": "littleBits was acquired by Sphero in August 2019.",
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      "Kano",
      "Turing Tumble",
      "Piper",
      "Microduino",
      "Makey Makey",
      "BBC Micro:bits",
      "innoBits (by METAS)",
      "Lego Education",
      "Arduino starter kits",
      "Circuit Scribe"
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