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Sprk: Orb Basic Lesson 2 [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students will use Sphero to explore the computer science concepts of variables and conditionals (ifstatements). They will use OrbBasic, which is a text-based programming language for the Sphero. They will write a simple program that...
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Sprk: Macro Lab Lesson 2 [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students will use the Sphero robotic ball to draw polygons and learn the relationship between heading angles and the number of sides in a polygon where all sides are equal. They will also learn how to setthe colors of the lights inside...
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Sprk: Macro Lab Lesson 3 Mean, Median, & Mode: Teacher Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students will use Sphero to conduct an experiment. They will identify how long they need Sphero to move at 10% speed to reach and knock over a target object (such as a whiteboard marker). Using this information, they will then calculate...
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Sprk: Macro Lab Lesson 4 Percentages: Teacher Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students will use Sphero to explore percentages using speed and color. The speed experiments are quantitative and the color experiments are qualitative. They will program the Sphero to move at 100% speed for a particular amount of time,...
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Sprk: Orb Basic Lesson 3 [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners will use Sphero to explore the computer science concepts of reading sensors and storing data in variables. They will use OrbBasic, which is a text-based programming language for the Sphero.They will write a simple program that...
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Sprk: Sphero Chariot Stem Challenge [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
SPRK STEM challenges are fun, interactive activities that challenge students to use creativity and team-work to move through simple steps of the design process in order to build Sphero-based creations. In this challenge, there are...
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Sprk: Sphero Hydro Hypothesis Stem Challenge [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
SPRK STEM challenges are fun, interactive activities that challenge students to use creativity and team-work to move through simple steps of the design process in order to build Sphero-based creations. The Hydro-hypothesis challenge...
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Sprk: Time, Speed, and Distance:teacher Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students will use Sphero to show that there is a linear relationship between time, speed, and distance. They will program Sphero to move at a particular speed for a particular amount of time, and then measure how far it has gone.They...
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Sprk: Sphero Bridge Stem Challenge [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
SPRK STEM challenges are fun, interactive activities that challenge students to use creativity and team-work to move through simple steps of the design process in order to build Sphero-based creations. In this challenge students will...