LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime Expansion Set (45680): Unleash Advanced STEAM Creativity & Innovation
Take your students' or child's journey into the exciting world of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) to exhilarating new heights with the LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime Expansion Set (45680). This comprehensive add-on is expertly designed to seamlessly integrate with the core LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime Set (sold separately), unlocking a vast universe of new building elements, specialized components, and creative possibilities. With over 600 additional pieces, including unique large wheels, banana gears, a color sensor, and a large motor, this expansion set empowers students to tackle more complex challenges, design sophisticated robotic models, and deepen their understanding of advanced engineering and coding concepts.
Expand Horizons, Deepen Learning:
The SPIKE™ Prime Expansion Set is more than just extra bricks; it's a catalyst for innovation and more sophisticated problem-solving. It enables learners, typically in grades 6-8, to:
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Build Bigger, More Complex Models: The addition of new structural elements, larger wheels, and diverse connectors allows for the construction of more robust and ambitious robotic creations. Students can design robots capable of navigating more challenging terrains or performing more intricate tasks.
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Explore Advanced Engineering Principles: Introduce concepts like gear ratios with the new banana gears, create more powerful drivetrains with the large motor, and design mechanisms with greater precision. This hands-on exploration fosters a deeper intuitive understanding of mechanical engineering.
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Enhance Sensory Capabilities: The inclusion of an additional Color Sensor allows robots to interact with their environment in more nuanced ways, such as detecting a wider range of colors for sorting tasks, line-following, or triggering specific programmed responses.
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Fuel Competition-Ready Robotics: This expansion set provides many of the specialized elements frequently used in popular robotics competitions (like FIRST® LEGO® League), giving students the tools they need to design, build, and program competitive robots.
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Foster Creativity & Iterative Design: With a wider array of parts, students are encouraged to think outside the box, experiment with different designs, and iterate on their creations to optimize performance and functionality. This nurtures essential 21st-century skills.
Key Components in the Expansion Set:
This exciting set adds a wealth of new LEGO Technic and System elements to your SPIKE Prime collection, including:
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Large Wheels: For creating robots that can traverse obstacles or cover ground more efficiently.
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Banana Gears: Introduce unique gear combinations and movement possibilities.
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Large Motor: Provides more power for demanding tasks and larger robot constructions.
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Color Sensor: Expands your robot's ability to detect and respond to different colors.
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A Wide Variety of Structural Beams, Axles, Connectors, and Decorative Elements: To build more intricate and customized models.
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(And many more specialized pieces to inspire invention!)
Seamless Integration with the SPIKE™ Prime Ecosystem:
The SPIKE™ Prime Expansion Set is designed to work flawlessly with the SPIKE Prime Hub, sensors, motors, and intuitive drag-and-drop coding language (based on Scratch) or Python programming available through the LEGO Education SPIKE App. This cohesive ecosystem ensures a smooth learning curve and allows students to immediately apply their existing SPIKE Prime knowledge to new and more challenging projects. Lesson plans and unit activities, often available through the SPIKE App, can also incorporate these expansion elements for guided learning experiences.
Perfect for classrooms, robotics clubs, makerspaces, or dedicated homeschoolers, the LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime Expansion Set (45680) provides the essential building blocks to inspire the next generation of innovators, engineers, and creative problem-solvers. It’s an investment in developing critical thinking, collaboration, and a passion for STEAM.
(LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime Set (45678) is required for use and sold separately.)
Unlock a new realm of building and learning. Add the LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime Expansion Set to your educational toolkit today!
