LEGO® Education SPIKE Prime Set

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SPIKE™ is based on the Scratch Coding Platform and supports a range of popular operating system, from iOS, Chrome, Windows 10, Mac, and Android. The LEGO ® Education SPIKE ™ Prime Set contains 528 LEGO Elements. It 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, including the option to explore text-based coding with Python, SPIKE Prime helps students learn the essential STEAM and 21st century skills needed to become the innovative minds of tomorrow... while having fun! If you have bought an item from us that proves to be faulty, please let us know as soon as the fault becomes apparent so we are able to help. Are you a home user, looking for a way to provide home learning activities for children of all ages? Like all of the LEGO Learning System products, the SPIKE Prime curriculum is available in 21 languages: English (US), English (UK), English (AU), Chinese (simplified), Japanese, Russian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, French, Italian, Korean, Portuguese (BR), Spanish, Spanish (MX), Polish, Turkish, Vietnamese, and Arabic.

I have been working on this review for more than a year, most of that time learning about the Powered Up components included in the set. I also struggled to decide what I was reviewing in the first place — the specific selection of parts in the set, the app that brings it to life, or the broader Powered Up ecosystem? While not meant to be an exhaustive comparison, I’ve provided a screenshot of each app and highlighted a couple of key differences. ‘LEGO Education Spike’ app Competition Ready unit plan with over 10 hours of STEAM learning linked to curriculum standards. Includes comprehensive online lesson plans and teacher support.Connect the Hub to your computer using the USB cable supplied with your LEGO ® Education SPIKE ™ Prime Set I ultimately decided to do a little of each: this article is organized into sections exploring what the set offers for students and educators, a comparison with other LEGO Programming sets, the experience programming with the LEGO Education Spike app (and related LEGO Mindstorms app), and a short discussion of LEGO storage options for a set like this.

The lessons plans form the heart of the LEGO Education SPIKE app and the main way that many educators will use this set in their classrooms. Unfortunately, it’s hard to tell in the app which lessons require the expansion set! While both of the apps are fairly usable, I’ve highlighted some usability issues that I would love to see fixed. Spike Prime – It comes with storage, but it doesn’t work well if you buy the expansion set as well.In addition to several of the learning modules, I have built several custom models using the parts included in Spike Prime and the expansion set. I’ve highlighted just two of the projects I built, as they highlight two main aspects of this product: Part Selection and Programming. My Great Ball Contraption While your hub will work with either app, you will need to re-flash your hub with a different firmware when switching apps. The image which appears when you turn on the hub tells you which firmware is installed. You can only use the Rechargeable Battery that comes in the LEGO Education SPIKE Prime Set. It’s charged using the micro-USB cable that’s included in the set. The battery is also available to buy separately.