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DI. Boris Dousdebes

Dear Engineering Padawan,

Get ready to ignite your creativity and dive into the exciting world of robotics,
coding, and problem-solving! with LEGO Spike Prime®

Spike Prime is like a magical toolbox filled with special LEGO bricks, sensors,
and motors. It’s your ticket to building robots that can dance, follow lines, and
even tell jokes!

Your Best Friend This notebook is your secret treasure chest. Use it to sketch
your ideas and designs, Record your experiments and observations, and
reflect on what worked and what you’d improve next time.

Remember, every word, every “aha!” moment matters. Let’s embark on this
adventure together!

Ready? Set? Build!

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 Have you heard about the Engineering Design Process?
Engineering design is like being a superhero inventor!, It’s the step by step for creating
something new—a cool gadget, a bridge, or even a spaceship. Here’s how it works:

1- Identify the Problem:

First, we figure out what needs fixing or improving. Maybe
it’s a broken toy or a challenge like building a rescue robot.

5- Communicate: 2- Design:
Share your ideas & findings! Also, Next, we let our imaginations run wild! We
obtain feedback from others to think of different ways to solve the problem.
improve your creation. For example, how can we make a bridge
strong enough to hold a toy car?

4- Iterate: 3- Create:
Just like taste-testing cookies, we test our Now comes the fun part! We use tools and
creation. Does it work? If not, we find the “bugs” technologies to create our solution. We might
(issues) and improve our design. Maybe our car build a cool vehicle, a tower, or even a robot.
needs bigger wheels or a stronger base.

Why is it Important?
The engineering design process helps us become better problem-solvers. It encourages creativity,
teamwork, and persistence. Plus, it’s a bit like playing with LEGO – who wouldn’t love that?

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 Session 1

Introduction
(5–10 minutes)
What are the five steps of the EDP?
Read about the Engineering
Design Process (EDP) on page 2.

Tasks
(50–60 minutes)

Open the Spike™ Prime app.

Click the start button.

Tutorial
Activities: 1-6

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(5–10 minutes)
Jim
• How could using a motor help you to solve a problem? “The Machineman”
• What uses do you have in mind for a sensor?
• How could you control movements of a robot?

Our Notes:
Try a drawing

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 Session 2

Introduction Hopper Race

(5–10 minutes) Student
Worksheet
Scan the QR Code and read Hopper
race Student worksheet.

Tasks
(50–60 minutes)
What is your personal goal?
Open the Spike™ Prime app. I want to finish the race in 8 seg.
Click the start button.

Unit Plans
Invention Squat
02 Hopper Race

Emily
“The Sports Scientist”

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(5–10 minutes)

• How could changing legs help you to improve your time?

• What is the influence of the motor speed o the robot
movement?

Our Notes:
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 Session 3

Introduction Break Dance

(5–10 minutes) Student
Worksheet
Scan the QR Code and read Break
Dance Student worksheet.

Tasks
(50–60 minutes)
What is your work plan?
Open the Spike™ Prime app. First I will change the motor speed, next I will test and observe
Click the start button. the movement.
Unit Plans
Life Hacks
01 Break Dance

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with Ada n!
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(5–10 minutes)

• How could you create a dance?

• What is the most difficult task to sync the beat and
the motor movement?

Our Notes:

Sam
“The Multimedia Engineer”

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 Session 4

Introduction Training Camp 1

(5–10 minutes) Student Worksheet
Scan the QR Code and read “Driving
Around” Student worksheet.

Tasks mming skills

What are your field tactics? Develop your progra
g the ps eu do code first.
(50–60 minutes) by writin
the red block,
- Move forward to
ard 1 rotation,
- Move backw
Open the Spike™ Prime app.
- Turn right
Click the start button. - Move forward to
the blue block.
pseudocode.
This list is called
Competition
Ready
Training Camp 1:
Driving Around

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• How could you identificate a pattern? c

• What is the purpose of write a pseudo-code first?

Our Notes:

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 Session 5

Introduction
(5–10 minutes) Training Camp 2
Student Worksheet
Scan the QR Code and read “Playing
with objects” Student worksheet.
Anna
Tasks What are your field tactics? “The Motion Scientist”
(50–60 minutes)

Open the Spike™ Prime app.

Click the start button.

Competition
Ready
Training Camp 2:
Playing with
Objects

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Boston R iscover
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Robots o mics
perate
(5–10 minutes)

• What was challenging?

• What was successful?

Our Notes:

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 Session 6

Introduction
(5–10 minutes) Training Camp 3
Student Worksheet
Scan the QR Code and read “Reacting
to Lines” Student worksheet.

Tasks
(50–60 minutes)
What does your robot sees?
Open the Spike™ Prime app.
Click the start button.

Competition
Ready
Training Camp 3:
Reacting to lines

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 Explo
Ellon Mu re
Factory sk’s
Robots
(5–10 minutes)

• How could you create a dance?

• What is the most difficult task to sync the beat and
the motor movement?

Our Notes:

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