Deleting, Returning and Moving Blocks in LEGO SPIKE Prime Word Blocks software
Have you had a block you want to delete? Or one you want to restore after deletion? Now you will find out how!
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- 01 Jul 2022
Have you had a block you want to delete? Or one you want to restore after deletion? Now you will find out how!
Most programs we write require several commands for the robot to execute to complete its task. Here's how to do it with SPIKE Prime Word Blocks software!
In this tutorial you will learn how to use tasks where you have to write text.
By default, the motors of the LEGO SPIKE Prime controller connect to ports A and B. What if we want to connect them to other ports? Here's how to change ports in the software.
In this tutorial, we will learn what the start block does when starting the program and where to find it.
In this tutorial we will learn what the first purple movement block does.
In this tutorial we will do a deep dive on all the options of the first purple movement block.
What a teacher should know when giving tasks to students:
Children tend to imitate. The easiest way to do something is to first see how it’s done. So, sit down and show your students how to program.
We will cover the typical reasons why your robot is not moving at all.
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 are like the "muscles" of the robot - they make it move.

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.

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
“Doing the same with less” can save time and space.
We start with the first mission - trying to build attachments that are small and tidy and the Gazon robot allows us to do so. With a few pictures you can see how the robot should be placed along with all the attachments