Middle School Kits
Category kits for grades 6-8 — electronics, robotics, engineering, space, and more.
Middle School Kits
Hands-on STEM by category
Goal: Feels like real engineering · ~$25/kit
Middle school kits are built to feel like real engineering. On the application you pick a STEM category, and we pack projects that match that track for grades 6-8.
Who this is for
For grades 6-8 students ready to build like real engineers — more independence, tougher challenges, and projects that feel like a lab or workshop.
What ships in a middle school box
Applicants choose one STEM category. Here's what we pack for grades 6-8 in each track.
Electronics & Circuits
- Micro:bit v2
- Breadboard and jumper wire kit
- LED and resistor assortment
- Buttons, switches, and potentiometers pack
- Sewable LEDs and conductive thread
- Logic gate learning kit
Coding & Computer Science
- Scratch game-design challenge cards (printed)
- Beginner Python workbook (printed)
- Cryptography kit (cipher wheels, Morse cards)
- Micro:bit data-logging project cards
- HTML first-webpage guide (printed)
Engineering & Building
- Hydraulic arm kit
- Bridge-building and load test kit
- Mousetrap car kit
- Stomp rocket / water bottle rocket kit
- Da Vinci catapult wooden model
- Egg-drop materials pack
- Simple machines kit
- Geodesic dome kit
- Wind-powered vehicle kit
- Spaghetti structural challenge
- Zipline engineering kit
Chemistry
- pH strip testing lab
- Elephant toothpaste kit
- Water electrolysis kit
- Chromatography kit
- Density tower kit
Physics & Motion
- Newton's laws and spring scales kit
- Optics kit (laser, lenses, mirrors, grating)
- Newton's cradle
- Air pressure / vacuum demo kit
- Friction surface experiment set
- Electromagnet coil kit
Biology & Life Science
- Clip-on phone microscope (60–120x)
- Strawberry DNA extraction lab
- Brine shrimp hatching kit
- Heart rate / exercise physiology lab
- Yeast fermentation experiment
- Terrarium / ecosystem jar kit
- Mold growth observation kit
Math & Logic
- Compass, protractor, and construction cards
- 3D net-folding polyhedra cards
- Logic puzzle book
- Probability lab (dice, spinners, coins)
- Rubik's cube and solving guide
- Tessellation design kit
Space & Astronomy
- Planisphere star chart
- Sundial building kit
- Meteorite ID and magnet test kit
- Star wheel and observation log
Environmental Science & Earth
- Water filtration engineering kit
- Soil pH and nutrient testing kit
- Solar oven building kit
- Erosion / watershed model
- Air quality test strips and logging
- Renewable energy demo (mini solar / wind)
- Greenhouse effect experiment kit
- Basic water testing kit
Robotics
- Micro:bit and servo robotic arm project
- Solar-powered walking robot kit
- Brushbot battle kit with arena
- Line-following buildable robot
- Obstacle-avoidance beginner robot
Design, Making & 3D
- 3D pen with filament
- E-textiles starter (conductive thread, sewable LEDs)
- Duct tape engineering challenge
- Foam glider design and modification kit
Data Science & AI
- Spreadsheet challenge cards (printed)
- Train-your-own-AI unplugged activity
- Data detective mystery kit
- Bias in data awareness activity cards