DescriptionLEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential is the cross-curricular STEAM solution for primary education. SPIKE Essential engages students in hands-on investigation of STEAM concepts while contributing to literacy, math, and social-emotional development. Standards-aligned learning units use everyday themes, relatable Minifigures with different personalities and familiar LEGO® building elements to solve problems through storytelling.SPIKE Essential consists of a main classroom brick set with a wide variety of LEGO® elements and intelligent hardware, along with the intuitive SPIKE™ App, all of which is accompanied by a selection of unit plans and comprehensive online and in-app support.SPIKE Essential excites students and delivers strong STEAM learning outcomes, developing their STEAM knowledge and practices, and 21st century skills.Why LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential ?Develop computational thinking skills, including creating and modifying sequences, testing, debugging, and using loops.Explore the engineering design process, including defining a problem, brainstorming solutions, and testing and refining prototypes.Investigate the scientific concepts of energy, energy transfer, and collision.Strengthen oral communication skills as students discuss their experiences collaboratively.Engage in narrative-based problem-solving.Develop social-emotional language by helping a main story character solve a problem.What’s included:100 Hours of Learning Standards-aligned experiences within the app & ready for class. Resources Classroom activities & technical support. 449 Elements Including bricks, motors, sensors & hub. Professional Development Teacher resources & getting started materials. Coding App LEGO® Education SPIKE™ App for students included. Community Learn & share with other teachers.
