Each holiday season, adults are hit with a flood of gift choices for the kids in their lives. Finding toys that are not only fun but also educational can be a challenge. Here are several gifts that develop skills in science, technology, engineering and math.
Mochi Robotics Kit
Ages 4-8
Mochi Robotics Kit is a hands-on way for early elementary learners to build coding skills through play. With the plush Mochi Bear and wooden rover (漫游者), kids problem-solve their way through different challenges in the kit’s storybook, taking Mochi on adventures with coding blocks. The kit keeps kids engaged without a screen. Before even getting into the coding challenges, users can trick out Mochi Bear’s Lego-compatible rover with bricks from home.
AlphaBot
Ages 4-10
Vicky Fang’s flap-flipping book AlphaBot allows early readers to design their own robot while learning vocabulary that will carry over into their advanced STEM learning. Beside each colorful illustration of a customizable robot part is the term — say, “hydrojet,” “neural network” or “Z-drive” — used to describe that part, as well as an explanation of how the component functions. Kids can flip through the alphabet board book to build up to 729 mix-and-match robots.
MBot
Ages 8-12
In just 15 minutes from unboxing the easy-to-build MBot, kids can have a programmable robot at their fingertips. Download Makeblock’s app, load the robot and its remote with batteries, and MBot operates like a remote-control car. The app is packed with coding lessons that teach users how to program the robot to play music, follow lines and avoid obstacles. Mbot is an effective visual aid for parents looking to explain to their kids how robots work, and its many projects make for long-lasting educational fun.
SOIC and SOT: The Microchips
Ages 4+
In this picture book, two microchips (芯片) named SOIC and SOT set off on a journey to discover their purpose. They travel from a warehouse through an electronic assembly line and out into the world. SOIC and SOT: The Microchips is designed for elementary school readers, teaching students the base knowledge of how microchips work. The author, Jeffrey C. Dunnihoo, is an electrical engineer specializing in semiconductor (半导体) and system development.
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1.1.Which of the following gifts provides a screen-free way for education?
A Mochi Robotics Kit.
B AlphaBot.
C MBot.
D SOIC and SOT: The Microchips.
解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据Mochi Robotics Kit部分的“The kit keeps kids engaged without a screen.”可知，Mochi机器人工具包让孩子们在没有屏幕的情况下保持专注力。故选A。
2.2.What features MBot?
A Lessons in chips.
B Parent-child interaction.
C Carrying films.
D Time-consuming.
解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据MBot部分的“Mbot is an effective visual aid for parents looking to explain to their kids how robots work”对于想要向孩子解释机器人如何工作的父母来说，Mbot是一个有效的视觉辅助工具，由此可知，MBot具有亲子互动性。故选B。
3.3.What do the two books AlphaBot and SOIC and SOT: The Microchips have in common?
A They are written by the same author.
B They are both about microchips.
C They are both suit for kids aged 4 to 10.
D They both focus on advanced STEM learning.
解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据“Ages 4-10”“Ages 4+”可知，两本书都适合四到十岁的孩子。故选C。
