LEGO Education SPIKE Essential is the cross-curricular STEAM solution for primary education. SPIKE Essential engages students in hands-on investigation of STEAM concepts while contributing to literacy, math, and social-emotional development. Standards-aligned learning units use everyday themes, relatable Minifigures with different personalities and familiar LEGO building elements to solve problems through storytelling. SPIKE Essential consists of a main classroom brick set with a wide variety of LEGO elements and intelligent hardware, along with the intuitive SPIKE App, all of which is accompanied by a selection of unit plans and comprehensive online and in-app support. SPIKE Essential excites students and delivers strong STEAM learning outcomes, developing their STEAM knowledge and practices, and 21st century skills. - Sturdy storage box with sorting bins, a new small programmable hub, color sensor, 2 small angle motors, a 3x3 light matrix and 449 attractively designed LEGO Technic elements in fun colors. - The programmable hub has 2 input/output ports, bluetooth connectivity, integrated 6-axis gyro and a rechargeable battery. Support - You can download the App and software here - You can find the lesson plans for SPIKE Essentials here - Supported operating systems; iOs, Chrome, Windows 10, Chromebook, Mac and Android.