Sphero Bolt is a sphere shaped robot controlled with either an iPad or a Chromebook app. The robot has sensors, LEDs and other codable features.
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There are many activities already created for the Sphero Bolt (or other versions your school may have). The Sphero Bolt has different types of sensors that can be coded to trigger different actions. They are waterproof and shatter resistant.
Sample Lesson ideas:
Mini golf (problem solving, collaboration, engineering etc.)
Coding Sphero through a food web
Driving Sphero through paint to make abstract artwork
Coding Sphero using angle measures in math class
Using Sphero to explore speed and velocity
Coding Sphero on a extra large periodic table, exploring connections between elements
Go to edu.sphero.com
Staff can log in using Google
Students do not need to sign in to use the app, it isaccessible on their chromebook or iPad.
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