LEGO® EDUCATION SPIKE™ PRIME Building STEAM Skills and Confidence in Middle School
LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime helps spark STEAM curiosity and confidence in middle school students. This concept brings together colorful LEGO building elements, easy-touse hardware, intuitive coding language based on Scratch and student-ready units to continuously engage your class regardless of their learning level. The endless creative design possibilities and easy-entry lessons of SPIKE Prime help students explore playful learning and build the STEAM skills they need to become the innovative minds of tomorrow.
CODE CONFIDENTLY
The intuitive coding environment for tablets and computers takes the best from the popular coding language based on Scratch, creating a system that teachers and students will love.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
LEGO Education SPIKE™ Prime utilizes the coding language based on Scratch with your choice of operating system: iOS, Chrome, Windows 10, Mac and Android. To find out if your device is supported, please visit: LEGOeducation.com/start
Set
LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime Set
The LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime Set is the go-to STEAM learning tool for grade 6-8 students. Combining colorful LEGO building elements, easy-to-use hardware, and an intuitive drag-and-drop coding language based on Scratch, SPIKE Prime continuously engages students through playful learning activities to think critically and solve complex problems, regardless of their learning level. From easy-entry projects to limitless creative design possibilities, SPIKE Prime helps students learn the essential STEAM and 21st century skills needed to become the innovative minds of tomorrow... while having fun!
KEY LEARNING VALUES
Apply engineering design skills at each step of the design process. Develop effi cient problem-solving and coding skills through decomposition of problems and algorithmic thinking. Design projects that combine hardware and software components to collect and exchange data. Work with variables, data arrays and cloud data. Apply critical thinking and develop life skills for the careers of tomorrow.
THE HUB
The heart of the LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime system is the programmable Hub. The SPIKE Prime Set also includes highly accurate motors and sensors that, together with a large variety of colorful LEGO building elements, let students design and build fun robots, dynamic devices and other interactive models. Many attachment points on the Hub, motors and sensors plus new, large building elements means students spend less time building and more time learning.
APP
Intuitive app scales from easy-entry to limitless creative design
In addition to a Getting Started Material, the LEGO® Education SPIKE™ App comes with 4 learning units of curriculum-aligned STEAM content focusing on Engineering and Computer Science. Designed for students grades 6-8 and optimized for 45-minute lessons, these units accelerate STEAM learning by consistently engaging students to think critically and to solve complex problems, regardless of their learning level.
EXPANSION SET
LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime Expansion Set
Enter the exciting world of robotics competitions with the LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime Expansion Set . With 603 elements, including large wheels, banana gears, a color sensor and a large motor, this add-on to the SPIKE Prime Set features over 10 hours of targeted STEAM learning that will inspire 6th to 8th grade students and teachers to build more advanced models and prepare them for the fun and challenging world of robotics competitions.
KEY LEARNING VALUES
Learn the basics of creating and programming autonomous robots using sensors.
Develop collaboration and teamworking skills to build a competition robot. Systematically test and refi ne programs. Use problem-solving skills and complete competition missions. Apply critical thinking and develop life skills for the careers of tomorrow.
REQUIRES ADDITIONAL PRODUCTSLEGO® Education SPIKE Prime Set
ACCESSORIES
This advanced yet simple-to-use brick-shaped device features 6 input/output ports for connecting a variety of sensors and motors, a customizable 5x5 light matrix, Bluetooth connectivity, speaker, 6-axis gyro, rechargeable lithium-ion battery and a micro USB port for connectivity with compatible computers and tablets.
The ideal solution for high-power, high-torque applications, featuring an integrated rotation sensor and absolute positioning for true straight-line control.
Build high-response robots. Low-profi le design, integrated rotation sensor with absolute positioning and 1-degree accuracy.
Deliver high-accuracy results. 1-200cm range, +/- 1cm accuracy, programmable LED ‘eyes’ and an integrated 6-pin adaptor for third-party sensors, boards and DIY hardware.
Distinguishes between 8 colors and measures refl ected and ambient light from darkness to bright sunlight.
Measure pressures of up to 10 Newtons (~1kg) for accurate, repeatable results. Can also be used as a touch sensor when the front button is pressed, released or bumped.
Rechargeable lithium-ion battery for use with the LEGO® Technic™ Large Hub (sold separately). This high-capacity, 2,000 mAh battery can be charged while fitted to the Hub using a micro USB cable and can also be removed quickly and conveniently without the need for tools. This battery is included with the 45601 Technic Large Hub and LEGO Education SPIKE™ Prime Set.
Connects compatible computers and tablets with the Large Hub for tasks such as transferring data, performing fi rmware updates and charging the Large Hub.