Commercially Available Items for a ‘Maker’ Space Shopping List

Item / Approximate Unit cost / Comments
Hummingbird Duo Classroom Kits / $1,500 / Great kit for turning recycled materials into powerful robotics projects easily - http://www.hummingbirdkit.com
SparkFun Inventor's Kit Lab Pack V3.2 (Arduino Inventor's Kits) / $1,100 / The basic kit for getting started with microcontroller programming - 20% education discount likely available - https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12001
ProtoSnap - LilyPad Development Simple / $40 / Lilypad starter set, complete with a bit of conductive thread, switches, lights, sensors - https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11201
Makey Makey Starter Kits / $40 / Incredibly popular introduction to programming, robotics, and electronics by turning the world into a computer interface - https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11511
Circuit Stickers Advance Kit for 25 users / $1,900 / Create circuity and electronic paper craft with paper - https://www.crowdsupply.com/chibitronics/circuit-stickers
Lilypad LEDs (assortment) / $2 / Tiny LEDS for sewing into wearable projects
Coin cell battery and sewable battery holder / $1 / Required for sewable projects
Conductive thread bobbin / $2 / Extra conductive thread - https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10867
LED assortment / $100 / You can find these on eBay or at an electronics shop
Little Bits Pro Library / $999 / "Good for 30+ teams - http://littlebits.cc/collections/pro-library
Little Bits Space Kit / $189 / Space related projects
Little Bits Synth Kit / $159 / Build music synthesizers
Little Bits Cloud Bit / $59 / The cloudBit is the easiest way to create internet-connected devices. You can now snap the internet to anything! Retrofit your thermostat so it automatically turns on when it’s too hot, or set up a motion sensing alarm system that texts you alerts - the possibilities are endless. No programming, soldering or wiring required
Little Bits "Popular Science Super Bundle" / $299 / Home automation and programming activities for littleBits
Circuit Scribe Basic Classroom Kit / $439 / https://123d.circuits.io/shop/circuitscribe#teachers
MakeDo Toolkit 360 / $140 / For cardboard construction - https://mymakedo.com/shop/product_detail/toolkit-360
Flora GPS Starter Pack / $95 / You may get a 10% or 15% educator discount by asking - https://www.adafruit.com/product/1090
Roll of conductive tape with conductive adhesive / $11 / http://amzn.to/1Aci2iO
LEGO Education WeDo STEM Classroom Packs / $2,700 / https://shop.education.lego.com/legoed/en-US/catalog/product.jsp?productId=prod120010
Bee-Bot Class Pack & Dock Station / $599 / http://www.bee-bot.us/beebot-bundles/bee-bot-hive.html
Cricut Explore Electronic Cutting Machine - Sampler pack / $311 / http://amzn.to/1yx1WCh
MicroWorlds EX Coder site license / $1,500 / Programming environment for kids - http://microworlds.com
Printrbot Simple Metal 3D Printer / $599 / Cold-bed reliable 3D printer - http://amzn.to/1zzlB6m
Lilypad MP3 microcontroller / $40 / https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11013
LiPo battery for Lilypad MP3 / $10 / https://www.sparkfun.com/products/341
AFINIA H480 3D Printer / $1,299 / http://amzn.to/1E66pzm
Assorted filament and tools / $500 / A Dremel set would be handy
Rolobox Reusable Wheel Kit for Boxes / $14 / http://amzn.to/1CFSvjl
Pro-bot programmable floor turtle / $129 / http://www.bee-bot.us/probot/probot.html
Panasonic HC-V550K Full HD Wi-Fi Enabled 90X Stable Zoom Camcorder with 3-Inch LCD / $299 / http://amzn.to/1JdhJd3
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS5A 16.1 MP Tough Digital Camera with 9.3x Intelligent Zoom / $223 / http://amzn.to/1CkPxDb
GoPro HERO4 BLACK Extreme Bundle / $570 / http://amzn.to/15vGJxg
Kingston Digital 16 GB Class 4 microSDHC Flash Card with SD Adapter / $9 / http://amzn.to/185YXHe
Ravelli APLT4 61-inch Light Weight Aluminum Tripod With Bag / $25 / http://amzn.to/1ATRxhh
JOBY Gorillapod Flexible Tripod (Black/Charcoal) and a Bonus Universal Smartphone Tripod Mount Adapter / $20 / http://amzn.to/1JdlwXI
Vktech® Foldable 500x Handheld Digital Mobile MicroScope / $150 / http://amzn.to/1E6jaK8

This list is based on Gary Stager’s Fantasy budget: http://inventtolearn.com/stuff

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