Products and toys that teach emphasize logical thinking, encourage children to explore the world around them, or help children understand new ideas in ways that are fun for them.


design, build, & program your own robot
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LEGO Mindstorms: Robotics Invention System 2.0

Introduce your child to programming by building a lego robot! Our kids have especially enjoyed being in the FIRST LEGO League Challenge each of the last two years. Not only have they learned more about designing robots to accomplish specific tasks, they’ve learned a great deal about teamwork.

UPDATE: LEGO recently announced an updated Mindstorms set to be available this fall. You can read about it here, on the LEGO Mindstorms web site.

Importance: Stars-5-0
Topic: math
Age Level: middle school
You'll use it daily

This math-mom.com review was last updated on Jan 23, 2006.

LEGO Mindstorms: Robotics Invention System 2.0