Last-Minute Tech + STEM Toys To Grab For Your Young Innovator
Age 14+: A Smartphone Controlled Airplane
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A great gift for the young pilot or STEM student in your home, this smartphone-controlled paper airplane has an onboard computer that self-calibrates to adjust to wind and imperfect weather. The smartphone app gives the user instructions and lets them control the plane remotely. Your young pilot will learn about how speed, endurance and flight pattern all play into how a plane successfully travels.
Ages 5 through 15: An Electronic Fidget Toy
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Give your restless STEM student an educational way to get some of their energy out. This electronic handheld cube offers five different light-up games that strengthen the brain, helping children pick up on patterns and improve their memory while sharpening hand-eye coordination. It’s the ideal toy to sharpen the mind of a future surgeon or data scientist.
Age 12+: A STEM Electronics Set
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This kit contains 20 experiments that teach children about electronics. Through the construction of the set, kids will learn the principles of electronics. Each experiment provides interesting information on the topic that the experiment is centered around. It comes with ready-made downloadable tasks that are of varying levels of difficulty.
Age 14+: A High-Res Drone
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This drone is good for teens and adults alike, providing a fun bonding experience for an adolescent and their parent. It has a 1080P HD Camera and Wi-Fi and streams live video back to the monitor. The drone itself can perform 360-degree flips, can be set to auto hovering mode and has a beginner mode that enables it to automatically land and take off with one simple button.
