Sphero Mini

Discovery Center

• 16 Sphero Minis and two 10 port USB chargers with cables

• Container with small bowling pins and orange cones (most teachers don't borrow)

Tips

• Start with the Sphero Edu app on the iPad or use https://edu.sphero.com on a Chromebook.

• Navigate the Sphero Mini around a maze

• Use Sphero Edu iPad or Chrome app to program the Sphero Mini to navigate through a maze on the floor you created

• The Sphero Mini and Sphero SPRK are available for FREE for Civil Air Patrol Aerospace Educators ($35 to join for life) - just complete the short STEM Kit application (they usually send more than one - based on the number of students)

• Getting Started for Teachers

• Apps

  • Sphero Edu is the blockly coding app for all devices ~ including Chromebooks via https://edu.sphero.com

  • Install the Sphero Play app on mobile devices - Connect and control your robots with several exciting drive modes, use your robot as a controller to play games, or try out Block Drive for an intro to programming with colorful blocks

Integration Ideas

• Sphero Edu Activities - packed with lessons - from Sphero

• Educator Resource Guide (21 page .pdf from Sphero) - includes some useful tips on connecting and managing the Sphero robots

• Integration with Google Classroom Use the Share with Classroom button to assign Sphero Edu content to a Google assignment