LEGO® Education SPIKE Essential

LEGO Education SPIKE Essential is a dynamic, hands-on STEAM learning solution that empowers primary students to explore foundational coding and engineering concepts through creative storytelling and interactive builds. Designed to develop critical thinking, collaboration, and computational skills, the SPIKE Essential set features colourful LEGO elements, intelligent hardware, and block-based programming in the SPIKE app. Students engage in real-world problem-solving as they bring characters and scenarios to life with movement, sound, and sensors, creating immersive learning experiences that inspire curiosity and innovation.

With cross-curricular lesson plans aligned to Australian curriculum standards, SPIKE Essential provides educators with an intuitive way to integrate STEAM into everyday learning.

Educational Benefits:

• Builds early coding skills through intuitive block-based programming.
• Encourages storytelling and creativity alongside engineering thinking.
• Develops collaboration, communication, and problem-solving.
• Aligns with STEAM curriculum for Years 1-5.

Classroom Ideas:

• Create interactive stories that incorporate simple coding and movement.
• Run collaborative design challenges where students build solutions to real-life scenarios.
• Explore maths concepts by programming characters to move certain distances or angles.

Specifications:

• Recommended for ages 6+.
• Includes 449 LEGO elements, 2 small motors, a colour sensor, and a programmable Hub.
• Rechargeable battery and USB charging cable included.
• SPIKE App compatible (iOS, Android, Windows, Chrome).
• Designed for groups of 2 students.