Getting Started with SPIKE Prime

This playlist highlights a series of activities to get you started doing open ended problem solving challenges with LEGO Education SPIKE Prime. Each challenge can be completed with WordBlocks or Python.

The Python activities have been translated into multiple languages and can be downloaded as PDFs.

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Silly Walks

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Greetings Earthlings

Build a robot that greets people with a wave, a fist bump, a high five, or some other welcoming movement!

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Puppet Show

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Garden

How does your garden grow? Show us what’s in your garden– a blooming blossom, a vigorous vegetable, a robotic rake?

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Simple Car

Build a sturdy car using as few pieces as possible. Your robot needs to be able to drive forward for two seconds, backwards for two seconds, spin right for 2 seconds, and spin left for 2 seconds.

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Percussion Playtime

Clash clang boom bang! Create a percussion instrument for a band. Drums, cymbals, xylophone, bells—any type of percussion instrument is welcome.

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Space Exploration

Blast off on a space adventure! Create a rocket ship, a tool for a space traveler, or even an alien being—there are no limits to this cosmic journey.

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Proverbial SPIKE Prime

The early bird catches the worm. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Make a proverb come to life using SPIKE Prime. Choose a familiar favorite or a proverb from another part of the world.

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Clean Sweep

Create a sweeper to clear the floor of LEGO bricks or other small LEGO pieces. Any type of device is fine — broom, plow, vacuum — as long as it gets the floor clean.

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Ball Thrower

Design a machine to throw a small plastic ball as far as possible..

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