Sphero

EARLY YEARS

• Blocks 1 – intro to block coding, loops, and operators.
• Blocks 2 – if/then, else conditions
• Bridge Challenge
• Chariot Challenge – design a chariot and create a program to navigate through a course
• Draw 1 – drawing shapes that represent code
• Draw 2 – spell letters and words
• Draw 3 – draw 3 different shapes and calculate the perimeter
• Making a Square and Triangle
• Recycled Sphero Cars
• Recycled Sphero Cars Plan
• Shapes – describe basic geometric shapes and colors while moving an object
• Time, Speed and Distance challenge, student worksheet, teacher guide
• Terrific Trains 2: Bridge Crossing – build a bridge for your Sphero train to cross
• Use code to make Sphero move with the Tickle app

MIDDLE YEARS

• Activity Mat 1 – Gates Challenge
• Activity Mat 1 – Racetrack Challenge
• Blocks 3 – use lights, gyroscopic spin rate, normalization and absolute value
• Blocks 4 – use variables to build a game using loops
• Exploring Geometry
• Hot Potato Game – do after completing Blocks 3
• Linear Relationships – use time, speed and distance to intro linear relationships
• Pi Day – prove Sphero’s connection to Pi
• Pre-Algebra
• Saving Superman
• Space Academy 1 – explore balanced forces, scale
• Space Academy 2 – understand force and movement to design and build a rover
• Space Academy 3 – understand force, scale, block programming
• Sphero BB-8 ideas
• Tractor Pull – explore Newton’s Laws of Force and Motion
• Use code to make Sphero move with the Tickle app