This post is the fourth in a series of posts about getting started using the LEGO Sprike Prime robotics kit. The first was our unboxing, then we went over how to test the motors and sensors. Third we covered how to install the app and make sure you can connect the hub to Bluetooth. This post will ...
Middle School Learning
Spike Prime Tutorials: Installing App & Connecting Hub
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Since deciding to coach a First Lego League Challenge team this fall, I have posted about unboxing our Spike Prime and testing the motors and sensors. This post will walk step-by-step through the process of installing the app and connecting the hub to Bluetooth for the first time. Eventually I am ...
Spike Prime Tutorials: Testing the Motors and Sensors
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Earlier this week we unboxed our very first Spike Prime. Now we are starting to become familiar with the major components included in our kit. Namely, the Spike Prime hub, motors, and sensors. Next time, I will share how to download the Spike Prime app on desktop and transfer your very first program ...
Getting Started With Spike Prime: The Unboxing
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About 6 years ago, I bought a LEGO Mindstorms EV3 (LEGO's robot kit before the Spike Prime). My kids and I worked together to build a robot using the instructions in the box. We learned how to drive it around like a remote control car. Then it sat in a closet on a shelf where it still sits to this ...
Treasure Hunt Math
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Last week I shared one of my kids' hands-down favorite ways to review math concepts, Game Show Math. This post on our Treasure Hunt Math game is our other favorite way to practice. We have been doing treasure hunts in our home since my kids were teeny tiny. Here are two posts from 2014! My oldest ...
Game Show Math
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I have been wanting to share this fun way of practicing math for years! As many of you know, we have been using my Minimalist Math curriculum (available free here) all through elementary school. This curriculum removes all the repetition of a traditional curriculum while still covering all the same ...
Relative Size of Pluto Activity
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Over 7 years ago, one of the first homeschool posts I ever shared was this Relative Size of the Planets activity when my 7th grader was back in Kindergarten. (Seriously, where does time go?!) Back in the day, when I had one fewer child and a lot more free time, I did all the calculations so that I ...
Customizing a Premium Theme
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Recently I have been working on starting a blog for my daughter so she can practice her writing and typing skills while working on her passion project. I thought I would use this opportunity to explain the steps needed to start a blog that could potentially one day make money. I'm hoping these ...
I’ve Setup My Blog! Now What?
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In my last couple posts, I've shown how to set up a blog from scratch for a child as well as how to setup an email address associated with that blog. If you've followed the instructions in those last two posts, you may be thinking, "I've setup my blog! Now what?" These next steps are not strictly ...
How to Setup HostGator Email
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I recently finished writing the post, How to Start a Blog for a Kid, and I've decided to keep going while I'm still motivated. When you have a blog, it is nice to have an email address associated with your blog, using your domain name. This is not at all required, but it keeps you from having to ...
Michelle has a PhD in Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor's Degree from the California Institute of Technology. 