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Early Years and Play

LEGO Education STEAM Park

Target age: 4-6

Lending window: Up to 6 weeks

A creative early-learning construction kit that helps children explore movement, forces, gears, problem-solving and imaginative design through collaborative play.

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  • TCH 0-09a
  • SCN 0-07a
  • MTH 0-16a

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Science and Investigation

UHI Senses Discovery Kit

Target age: 6-12

Lending window: Up to 4 weeks

A practical science kit that encourages learners to investigate how their senses work using accessible experiments and everyday materials.

CfE links

  • SCN 1-12b
  • SCN 2-12b

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UHI Forces in Space Discovery Kit

Target age: 3-9

Lending window: Up to 4 weeks

A hands-on space science kit for exploring planets, constellations, seasons, rockets, parachutes and forces through practical activities and play.

CfE links

  • SCN 0-06a
  • SCN 0-07a
  • SCN 1-07a

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Technology and Digital

Botley 2.0

Target age: 5-8

Lending window: Up to 4 weeks

A screen-free coding robot that helps children develop sequencing, logical thinking and problem-solving through practical challenges and play.

CfE links

  • TCH 0-15a
  • TCH 1-15a

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Cubetto Coding Robot

Target age: 3-6

Lending window: Up to 4 weeks

A friendly, screen-free coding robot that introduces sequencing, directional language and computational thinking through tactile play.

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CfE links

  • TCH 0-15a
  • TCH 1-15a

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Osmo little genius starter kit

Osmo Little Genius Starter Kit

Target age: 3-5

Lending window: Up to 4 weeks

A playful digital learning kit that combines physical pieces with interactive activities to develop early numeracy, creativity and problem-solving skills.

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CfE links

  • TCH 0-01a
  • MTH 0-16a

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Sphero Mini Coding Kits

Target age: 7-11

Lending window: Up to 4 weeks

A classroom set of programmable robots that helps learners explore coding, movement, direction, speed and problem-solving through practical challenges.

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  • TCH 2-15a
  • MNU 2-10c
  • MTH 2-17c

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Osmo Genius Starter Kit

Osmo Genius Starter Kit

Target age: 5-10

Lending window: Up to 4 weeks

An interactive learning kit that combines physical game pieces with digital activities supporting maths, literacy, creativity and logical thinking.

CfE links

  • TCH 0-01a
  • TCH 1-01a
  • TCH 2-01a

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Sphero BOLT+ Education Power Pack

Target age: 8-12

Lending window: Up to 4 weeks

A classroom set of programmable robots for exploring coding, sensors, movement, variables and problem-solving through collaborative STEM challenges.

CfE links

  • TCH 2-15a
  • TCH 3-15a
  • MTH 2-17c

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Bee-Bots

Target age: 3-7

Lending window: Up to 4 weeks

Child-friendly programmable robots that introduce sequencing, directional language and early computational thinking through screen-free play.

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CfE links

  • TCH 0-15a
  • TCH 1-15a

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Sphero Indi Cars in the charging case

Sphero Indi

Target age: 4-7

Lending window: Up to 4 weeks

A screen-free coding robot that uses colourful tiles to develop sequencing, prediction, problem-solving and computational thinking through play.

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CfE links

  • TCH 0-15a
  • TCH 1-15a

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LEGO Education Coding Express

Target age: 3-6

Lending window: Up to 6 weeks

A playful early-learning train set that introduces sequencing, cause and effect, problem-solving and basic coding concepts through collaborative LEGO building.

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CfE links

  • TCH 0-15a
  • TCH 1-15a

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LEGO Education SPIKE Essential

Target age: 6-10

Lending window: Up to 6 weeks

A hands-on coding and engineering kit that combines LEGO building with block-based programming to develop creativity, problem-solving and computational thinking.

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CfE links

  • TCH 1-09a
  • TCH 1-15a
  • TCH 2-09a
  • TCH 2-15a

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LEGO Education SPIKE Prime

Target age: 10-16

Lending window: Up to 6 weeks

An advanced robotics and coding kit that combines LEGO construction, programmable hardware and block-based coding for collaborative problem-solving challenges.

CfE links

  • TCH 2-15a
  • TCH 3-15a
  • TCH 4-15a

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Engineering and Construction

Polydron XL Natural Colours Kit

Target age: 2-6

Lending window: Up to 4 weeks

A large-scale construction kit that encourages imaginative building, collaboration and exploration of shape, structure and spatial awareness.

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CfE links

  • TCH 0-09a
  • MTH 0-16a

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KAPLA Engineering

Target age: 3-99+

Lending window: Up to 4 weeks

A versatile construction resource that develops creativity, engineering skills and spatial awareness through the design of balanced 2D and 3D structures.

CfE links

  • TCH 0-09a
  • ENG 0-12a
  • MTH 0-13a
  • MTH 0-19a
  • TCH 1-09a
  • TCH 1-12a
  • MTH 1-16a
  • TCH 2-09a
  • TCH 2-12a

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LEGO Education BricQ Motion Essential

Target age: 5-11

Lending window: Up to 6 weeks

A hands-on construction kit that helps primary learners investigate forces, motion, speed and direction by designing and testing working LEGO models.

CfE links

  • SCN 1-07a
  • SCN 2-07a
  • TCH 1-09a
  • TCH 2-09a

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LEGO Education BricQ Motion Prime

Target age: 10-14

Lending window: Up to 6 weeks

An advanced construction kit that helps learners investigate forces, mass and motion by designing, testing and improving working LEGO models.

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CfE links

  • SCN 3-07a
  • TCH 3-09a
  • TCH 3-12a

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Imagination Playground Big Blue Blocks

Target age: 3-7

Lending window: Up to 6 weeks

A large-scale, open-ended construction resource that encourages imaginative design, teamwork, problem-solving and active whole-body play.

CfE links

  • TCH 0-09a
  • TCH 1-09a
  • MTH 0-16a

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Mathematics and Numeracy

Maths Tales

Target age: 3-7

Lending window: Up to 4 weeks

A collection of stories and practical resources that helps early-level learners explore and consolidate mathematical ideas in an engaging and imaginative context.

CfE links

  • MNU 0-01a
  • MNU 0-02a
  • MTH 0-16a

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Nature and Environment

UHI Environment and Oil Spill Discovery Kit

Target age: 5-9

Lending window: Up to 4 weeks

A practical environmental science kit that challenges learners to investigate oil pollution and design a prototype solution for cleaning up an oil spill.

CfE links

  • SCN 2-04b
  • TCH 2-07a

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UHI Marine Science Discovery Kit

Target age: 9-12

Lending window: Up to 4 weeks

A practical marine science kit for exploring animal adaptations, food webs, pollution and the effects of human activity on marine ecosystems.

CfE links

  • SCN 2-01a
  • SCN 2-02a
  • SCN 2-04b
  • SCN 2-08a
  • TCH 2-06a
  • EXA 2-04a
  • EXA 2-05a

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UHI Plant Science Discovery Kit

Target age: 6-12

Lending window: Up to 4 weeks

A hands-on science kit for investigating carnivorous plants, pollination and the many ways plants support people, wildlife and society.

CfE links

  • SCN 1-02a
  • SCN 2-02b
  • SCN 2-14a

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Energy and Electricity

UHI Electricity Discovery Kit

Target age: 1-11

Lending window: Up to 4 weeks

A practical science kit for exploring electrical safety, circuit components, conductors, insulators, batteries and simple electronic projects across the primary stages.

CfE links

  • SCN 0-09a
  • SCN 1-09a
  • SCN 2-09a
  • SCN 2-10a
  • TCH 2-09a
  • TCH 2-14a

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UHI Renewable Energy and Sustainability Discovery Kit

Target age: 3-12

Lending window: Up to 4 weeks

An interactive learning kit that introduces renewable energy, energy sources and sustainable living through play, discussion, research and collaborative activities.

CfE links

  • TCH 0-05a
  • TCH 0-06a
  • TCH 0-07a
  • TCH 0-09a
  • TCH 0-12a
  • TCH 2-06a
  • TCH 2-07a
  • SOC 2-08a

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