{"product_id":"lego-education-computer-science-ai-kit-8","title":"LEGO Education Computer Science \u0026 AI Kit 8+","description":"\u003cp\u003eClassroom-ready, curriculum-aligned Computer Science \u0026amp; AI kits for years 3-5, designed to drive outcomes through hands-on learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe LEGO® Education Computer Science \u0026amp; AI Kit 8+ invites you to explore hands-on learning with real motion, sensing and coding challenges designed for Years 3–5 learners (ages 8+). This comprehensive kit brings fun and curiosity together as learners build creative models, experiment with how machines see colours, and use block-based coding to make their ideas come alive in playful and meaningful ways. 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