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BricQ Motion Essential, SPIKE™ Essential

Essential Combined

This unit combines the smart hardware from LEGO® Education SPIKETM Essential with unique building elements from LEGO® Education BricQ Motion Essential to challenge your students’ STEAM knowledge and push their creativity to new heights!

Your students will follow printable, easy-to-use, one-page activity briefs as they tackle a range of scientific inquiry-based engineering design challenges. These open-ended challenges will engage them in holistic STEAM learning while deepening their problem-solving skills and sharpening their creativity.

Prior experience with both SPIKE Essential and BricQ Motion Essential is highly recommended.

Grades 3-5
Science: 5. Technology: 4. Engineering: 5. Arts: 1. Math: 1.
STEAM, Engineering, Science, Coding

Lessons

Create A Critter
Essential Combined (Lesson 1)

Create A Critter

BricQ Motion Essential, SPIKE™ Essential

Design, build, and program an automated model of a structure that helps a plant or animal survive or grow.

STEAM, Engineering, Science, Coding
45-90 min.
Advanced
Grades 3-5
Safe Crossing
Essential Combined (Lesson 2)

Safe Crossing

BricQ Motion Essential, SPIKE™ Essential

Design and evaluate the merits of solutions to mitigate human impact on the survival of animals in a changing environment.

STEAM, Engineering, Science, Coding
45-90 min.
Advanced
Grades 3-5