The force sensor can detect how hard it’s being pressed! Here’s how:
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The Force Sensor Pressure block is the sixth block in the light blue Sensors palette.
It has two inputs: one for the port of the sensor and one for the unit of measurement. You can use percent, where 0% means not pressed at all and 100% means fully pressed. You can also use newtons, which is the international unit of force in physics.
Courses and lessons with this Tutorial
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Level C1 - Musical Instruments - Robotics with LEGO SPIKE Prime
This is the fifth level of the LEGO Robotics Curriculum, designed for students in second, third, or fourth grade.
Musical Instruments Level: Each lesson has a theme connected to music and instruments. Students explore Pitch, Volume, and Duration of sounds, as well as how to read and program musical notes on the SPIKE Prime hub. Many new blocks are introduced, building on the students’ existing knowledge.
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Lesson 1 - Musical introduction
Introduction
In this lesson, we will explore the basics of sounds and music - and discover how to create them with SPIKE Prime! Do you know how to play an instrument? Would you like to?
Musical instruments have existed for tens of thousands of years. Some of the earliest examples are flutes made from bird bones and mammoth ivory, dating back about 40,000 years. Ancient civilizations such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and China created instruments like lyres, harps, drums, and horns, often connecting them to rituals, religion, and cultural identity. Over time, instruments evolved with new technologies, giving rise to the diverse families of strings, winds, brass, percussion, and keyboards we know today.
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