Key stage 3 - 4+
Spike
LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime is a powerful STEAM learning solution for Upper KS2 and KS3/4 that combines LEGO bricks, Scratch style programming language, and a programmable multi-port Hub to help every learner become a confident learner. The App also allows students to develop their Python programming skills in a fun and hands-on way.
Students are encouraged to brainstorm in order to find creative solutions to problems and then develop them through a process of selecting, building, testing and evaluating them. This is also an excellent way of getting students to talk to each other and co-operate as well as giving them hands-on experience with an array of sensors, motors and intelligent units.
Robotics is an exciting way to bring science, technology, engineering and mathematics to a classroom, inspiring our future engineers!
Key learning values:
Design and build programmable robots using motors sensors, gears, wheels, axles and other technical components.
Understand and interpret two-dimensional drawings to create three-dimensional models
Build, test, troubleshoot and revise designs to improve robot performance
Gain practical, hands-on experience using mathematical concepts such as estimating and measuring distance, time and speed
Communicate effectively using scientific and technical language
