Introduction to the LEGO set

About the robot parts

This is what one of our simplest robots looks like:

EasyBot

Before we begin building, let’s take a look at some of the main parts of the robot.

Motors

Motors

Motors are like the "muscles" of the robot - they make it move.

Microcontroller (Brick)

LEGO SPIKE Brick

This part is called the "intelligent brick." You can think of it as the "brain" of the robot. It is a small computer where you upload your programs. It reads information from sensors and controls the motors based on your code.

LEGO Technic parts

Some of the main LEGO Technic parts in the LEGO SPIKE Prime set

There are many different parts in the image above. Can you match their names to the correct parts?

Tire
Rim
Double black pin
Long pin (triple)
Bush
Gear
Beam
Axle
Axle pin

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Courses and lessons with this Tutorial

This Tutorial is used in the following courses and lessons

Level A1 - Space Adventure - Robotics with LEGO SPIKE Prime

This is the first level of the LEGO Robotics Curriculum for second-, third-, and fourth-grade students.

A "space adventure" but with robots. Different robot structures are built in Level A1. The motors are controlled so that the robots perform precise movements around the "Earth", "Moon" and "Sun". We use the force sensor to overcome various obstacles we bump into. We learn interesting facts about the solar system and space vehicles.

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Lesson 2 - Tidal waves

Introduction

Today, we will focus on an interesting effect caused by the Moon: tidal waves.

You may know that massive bodies have an attractive force - gravity. The Moon's gravity pulls the water in the oceans, which causes the sea level along the ocean coasts to temporarily rise or fall. The increased level is called high tide, and the decreased level is called low tide.

How much, do you think, can the difference between high and low tide be in the world?

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The distance between high tide and low tide sea levels can reach up to 16 meters in the Bay of Fundy in Canada, and the lowest differences are in the Mediterranean, Baltic, and Black Seas, where they are only a few centimeters. We will use 50 cm as an average value as it is convenient for the task.