Get the best of Piper Make with the Piper Make Starter Kit plus Gaming Expedition Kit. Build your own controller, code the buttons using Piper Make. Plus your controller is compatible with Minecraft Education Edition! There’s no better way to engage the tech enthusiast in your life with the love of STEM learning, from building and coding your controller yourself to playing games.
This bundle INCLUDES the Piper Make Starter Expedition Kit with the Raspberry Pi Pico.
In this mission, you’ll build your own game controller – using our custom PCBA, wood pieces, and brass hardware – before you code the buttons using Piper Make and jump into Minecraft Education Edition (1 year license included!). As you help Piperbot and Pip explore Pip’s Arcade in our storyline, you’ll learn to code your own games too!
This kit includes 10 lessons for the Starter Expedition Kit as well as three new lessons free and accessible on make.playpiper.com, look for Frog Frenzy, Game Controller, and Minecraft Controller missions.
The Piper Make Starter Kit includes the Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller and basic breadboarding equipment including:
- 830 Hole Breadboard
- Jumper Wires (M2M)
- Resistors (10)
- Tactile Buttons
- LEDs
- Micro-USB to USB-A cable, 1 meter
- Laser Cut, Laser Etched Wood Base
- Piper Make Sticker
With Piper Make Game Controller, you will receive:
- Custom PCBA (Printed Circuit Board)
- Laser Cut, Laser Etched Wood Pieces
- Brass Hardware
- Jumper Wires (M2F)
- Blueprint Postcard
- Piper Make Sticker
For educators, our Piper Make online platform includes tools to facilitate teaching with Piper Make! Resources such as Educator Guides and a full suite of Google collaboration tools including Classroom Share Button, Google Single Sign On (SSO), and Save to Google Drive functions are free and available at make.playpiper.com.
Recommended for ages 8+.