5 years of Spike Prime advice.

This is a tutorial for all users of Spike Prime. It's not only a beginner's guide; it is a comprehensive tutorial for all Lego Spike Prime enthusiasts. Tips for beginners to experts. After using Lego Spike Prime since it was released in 2020, in over 100 workshops, in this video I reveal all the important things I have learnt! Tips, tricks, solutions to problems are all included. Aimed at educators, (but handy for everyone). I cover all the important things I have learned, including: How to organise your equipment Constructing robots with your kits Device trouble-shooting (Tablet/Computer problems solved) Coding Advice Solving Problems with your actual Spike Prime Lego Teaching tips ...and more! I have broken my reflections into sections outlined in the chapters below. After watching this video, you will be way more confident and competent in your use of Lego Spike Prime, especially if you are a beginner, but really anyone who uses Spike Prime should benefit. Be sure to like and subscribe and share with your Spike Prime friends. 0:00 Intro - Who is this video for? 0:34 Organising your equipment 1:51 Battery care and charging 2:42 Expansion kit dilemma 3:52 Ordering spare parts 4:50 Construction tips 6:10 Using cogs to increase speed or torque 7:42 Device issues/when to update software 9:04 Advantages of Spike 3 9:54 Frozen/troublesome app reasons/solutions 12:04 Coding Advice (Word block only) 12:05 Setting the movement motors 12:39: Setting the speed advice 13:44: Turning your robot. Seconds/degrees/rotations compared. 16:14 Adding more movement blocks 17:04 Three ways to reverse motors 18:26: Using multiple stacks of blocks 19:38 Trouble shooting code motors not working 20:19 Hardware issues - motors not working. Those darn clips. 21:50 Overheating motors theory 22:40 Adding desiccant packets to kits 23:32 Advice for teaching robotics