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# Home Learning Resources

BY [Megan Hemmings](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/megan-hemmings) 4/7/20 6:17 AM

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Have you suddenly found yourself facing the reality that school's won't be opening back up this school year? Are you concerned that your student's are missing out on valuable learning opportunities? We're here to help.

Over the years, we've collected a number of learning resources that can be used at home to further student's computer science learning. If you're concerned about computer science not being a core subject, rest assured that learning programming and physical computing leads to a large number of other benefits that can be applied to any class including: creative thinking, problem solving, reading and math.

## Full Course Curriculum

If you're looking for some long term projects, check out these three full course curriculum options will keep your students learning for weeks.

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**Arduino** - [The Arduino curriculum](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1uYkcolV1Daz0Jk_dsNnUy8RYmAAbn0_k?usp=sharing) is based on the [SparkFun Inventor's Kit v4.1](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/products/sparkfun-inventors-kit-4_1.html) and includes lectures, workshops and design projects that will introduce students to key engineering skills. If you'll be learning along side your student, the course materials also include instructor resources.

**micro:bit** - For those new to electronics and programming, the [micro:bit](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/maker-education/microbit.html) is a great place to get started. This inexpensive board offers a ton of learning opportunities by itself, but expansion boards and kits offer even more learning once you're ready to try something new. For micro:bit, we offer two different curriculum options. The first is a [12 lesson course designed by Microsoft](https://makecode.microbit.org/courses/csintro). The second, is a two unit, 14 part curriculum developed by Adams 12 Five Star School District that covers the basics of physical computing with the micro:bit and dives into designing and developing an electronics project. Find [part 1 here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1as1BVjC83sEtmjiw-bPfwT4-SdJLqeEsdvryWglw8Ow/edit?usp=sharing) and [part 2 here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qmMiR6rLvBZmyGwllsq6AMyTVqt4GlCc6hw2Z1leNLk/edit?usp=sharing).

**Raspberry Pi** - For those looking to get started with hardware that can be a bit more advanced, the [Citizen’s Guide to Raspberry Pi and the accompanying Teacher’s Guide](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qyS_TrZMjZxdlZ9gmLUlMQ7zCLjwif36?usp=sharing) bring the [Raspberry Pi 3 B+ Starter Kit](https://www.sparkfun.com/products/15361) to life. These resources provide the tools needed to bring Raspberry Pi, coding and circuitry to life through tasks and challenges that work their way from beginner to intermediate level.

## Individual Activities

![Times Tabulator with micro:bit](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EDU/Activities/2019/Times%20Tabulator/Times%20Tabulator%20gif.gif?width=266&name=Times%20Tabulator%20gif.gif)

If following along with a multi-lesson curriculum isn't your home learning style, or you've already completed all of them, we also have a [collection of individual activities](https://activities.sparkfuneducation.com/classroom-noise-monitor)that can be done any day. Each activity is tied to NGSS and ISTE standards to help track what your student's are learning. They range from simple activites such as programming your micro:bit to become a [times table game](https://activities.sparkfuneducation.com/the-times-tabulator-a-times-table-game-using-microbit) to more involved projects such as [building a replica digestive system](https://activities.sparkfuneducation.com/digestive-system-exploration-its-lit) with Arduino.

## Instructional Resources

If you're looking for something not covered by the above options, chances are great we have it. You'll find a collection of instructional resources including everything from project tutorials to software download instructions to tool usage tips on our [curriculum page](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/curriculum.html).

![circuit flow](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EDU/BLOG%20Images/circuitflow.gif?width=600&name=circuitflow.gif)

Our ["What is a..." blog series](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/what-is-a) is a great way to learn all about basic electronics components. You'll also find more project ideas hidden among our old blog posts. Some great places to start are the [Student Projects](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/student-projects), [micro:bit](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/microbit) and [Basic Circuits](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/basic-circuits)tags.

We hope these resources help you through these times.

Be sure to check out our [Spring Kit Sale](https://www.sparkfun.com/spring_kits_sale) for discounts on some of our educational kits, including popular soldering, paper circuits and sewable electronics options.

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