Programming course for SPIKE Essential for Early Learners

SPIKE Essential Programming course for Early Learners

Learn how to code from the first day of school. Discovering the potential of programming with colorful robots motivates kids to learn like nothing else!
In this course, complete beginners will learn the first programming concepts by creating imaginative robots from bricks and electronics of SPIKE Essential.
Even if you have never programmed, or built robots before, this series will show you just how much can be achieved with just a handful of bricks and a few code blocks.

Lessons available in monthly and annual subscriptions.

Lesson plans

OWL

Do you know which birds flap their wings the fastest, or which ones spend almost all their lives in the air? And what exactly makes birds fly? Find out all this by building a model of an owl - the fearless night hunter - from bricks and paper.

Robot designed for: LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential (#45345) and SPIKE programming app.

CRANE

What do Archimedes' observations have in common with modern ports? Learn how the pulley, winch and belt drive work, discover the basics of motor programming – all while creating your own robotic tower crane model.

Robot designed for: LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential (#45345) and SPIKE programming app.

FAN

There's more than one way to make a fan spin. On this lesson, you will learn the meaning of motor power. With your own eyes, you will also find out how different shapes of the blade influence the effectiveness of the entire device.

Robot designed for: LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential (#45345) and SPIKE programming app.

CAR RACE

Go faster! For one day, you can become a professional race driver by building and programming a race track simulator. Before you take off, you will already know by heart the engineering solutions used in racing.

Robot designed for: LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential (#45345) and SPIKE programming app.

MICROMOUSE

This mouse is not afraid of any challenge, even the most complex maze! Build a super-smart robotic mouse and design various mazes for it to complete. Can you program the mouse to solve them all?

Robot designed for: LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential (#45345) and SPIKE programming app.
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POLYGON TRACER

Geometry is a breeze when this unique robot is helping you learn. Build a simple driving robot, equip it with a marke and use a loop with a very precise number of repetitions to make the robot draw regular polygons.

Robot designed for: LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential (#45345) and SPIKE programming app.

DRAGONFLY

Did you know that dragonflies have been around since the time of the dinosaurs? These insects are very interesting and worth learning more about. You know the best way to do it? Build your own robotic dragonfly and program its chaotic flight!

Robot designed for: LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential (#45345) and SPIKE programming app.

MINI BULLDOZER

What bulldozers and tanks have in common? Can bulldozers execute tasks other than land clearing? Learn more about them while constructing and building a small bulldozer that will tidy up your desk.

Robot designed for: LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential (#45345) and SPIKE programming app.

RESOLUTE GOAT

This robotic goat is determined to reach its goal, no matter how many tries it takes. Follow his example, especially when it comes to learning how to program. Start experimenting with the tilt sensor and write a program for this Resolute goat.

Robot designed for: LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential (#45345) and SPIKE programming app.
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FLIGHT SIMULATOR

Have you ever wondered what makes airplanes stay in the air? This lesson focuses on technological and engineering solutions used in planes today and gives you a chance to create a miniature flying simulator.

Robot designed for: LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential (#45345) and SPIKE programming app.

GORILLA

This robotic gorilla goes where the bananas are. He's clearly hungry - let him have a snack! In this lesson, you'll build and program this friendly great ape. Use a tilt sensor and learn more about these endangered, wonderful animals.

Robot designed for: LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential (#45345) and SPIKE programming app.

SORTER

So many bricks, so little time! Instead of wasting your school break, sort the bricks efficiently with the helpful Sorter. Program the robot to recognize the colors of the bricks, then sort them into the appropriate compartments.

Robot designed for: LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential (#45345) and SPIKE programming app.

CAROUSEL

This robot is actually a model of a swing carousel. As the motor power rises, the Carousel spins faster, and faster, and the seats seems to rise up in the air. Why? Build this robot and see how the centrifugal force works in practice.

Robot designed for: LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential (#45345) and SPIKE programming app.

HORSE

This horse is living any horse’s dream - running all day long. And you can learn a lot from building it, too. For example, you will learn the intricacies of pistons and how they turn rotational motion into linear motion.

Robot designed for: LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential (#45345) and SPIKE programming app.

NEST

How do robotic nestlings know when to ask for food? Thanks to their sensors! Young birds need nutrition to grow and these two demand it by chirping and jumping. Build, code and learn what homes other birds live in.

Robot designed for: LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential (#45345) and SPIKE programming app.

CONVEYOR

Find out how gravity impacts industry, or how the physics influence our everyday lives. Create the Conveyor, launch production, and present your results in a truly corporate manner – by using the bar graph.

Robot designed for: LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential (#45345) and SPIKE programming app.
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TOURNAMENT

Amazing Tournament is about to start! Three games, two competitors, one winner – is it going to be you? Build a special robotic counter, program a bar graph to keep the score, and prove yourself in the Tournament.

Robot designed for: LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential (#45345) and SPIKE programming app.
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DICE

Winning is often a thing of chance... What does this really mean, and how to translate chance into code? Find out how to master the random variable and play a board game designed by yourself – and remember to use the robotic Dice!

Robot designed for: LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential (#45345) and SPIKE programming app.

PARROT

Whoever fails to prepare, prepares to fail, which is why this Parrot practices various maneouvers on the ground, even if it cannot fly yet. Build its beak, assemble wings, attach blue wheels, and program the motors. Help the Parrot reach its goal!

Robot designed for: LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential (#45345) and SPIKE programming app.

CHATTY ALIEN

How to talk with someone from another planet? Can you reach mutual understanding? This Chatty alien really wants to talk to a human. Help them: build an expressive face and create a language by using an advanced program.

Robot designed for: LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential (#45345) and SPIKE programming app.
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