LEGO Build Menu For Python Projects

Source: LEGO Education SPIKE Prime building instructions page: https://education.lego.com/en-us/product-resources/spike-prime/downloads/building-instructions/

Use this as a swap menu. If a pair has already built one model or needs a different challenge, choose another build with the same coding idea.

Strong Beginner And Intermediate Builds

LEGO Build	Good For	Python Ideas
Hopper	first motor-pair driving	time, steering, velocity, tuning
Driving Base 1/2/3	accurate driving challenges	degrees, turns, loops, missions
Driving Base 2 with distance-sensor attachment	Projects 08 and 09: parking and approach alarm	thresholds, arguments, if/elif/else
Rhino	force sensor bumper	`runloop.until()`, functions, `while True`
Delivery Cart	distance sensing	thresholds, stop/reverse, parking
Leo, the Trainer	loops and counting	`for`, count, light matrix numbers
The Coach	coordinated motors	timing, simultaneous movement, loops
Break Dancer	motor timing	repeated dance routines
Robot Hand	button control	press/release, open/close, motor stop
Grabbers	controller + mechanism	buttons, paired actions, relay games
Kiki, the Dog	color sensor	if/elif/else, color reactions
Table Top Game	functions and tuning	tap-to-shoot, shot power, repeat

Good Later Builds

LEGO Build	Good For	Python Ideas
Smart Bike	Projects 17 and 19-22: slope rides, speed modes, trip estimates, alarm and data	built-in motion sensor, tuple index, degrees, calibration, thresholds
Safe-Deposit Box	lock/unlock projects	button sequences, variables, state
Super-Safe-Deposit Box	advanced lock	multiple inputs, functions
Package Sorter	sorting challenge	color sensor + motor output
Quality Check Robot	sensing and classifying	color/distance conditions
CNC Machine	precise motor control	absolute position, repeatable tool paths
Prosthesis	controlled mechanism	position, buttons, safety stops
The Tracker	sensing and movement	distance/color tracking behavior
Game Master	interactive game logic	random choices, score, conditions
Weathercaster	display project	data display, light matrix, sounds
Wind Indicator	sensor-style display	motor position as a pointer
Tomato-meter	measurement display	thresholds and categories

Mission And Attachment Builds

LEGO Build	Good For	Python Ideas
Advanced Driving Base	returning pair or advanced projects	reliable mission routines
Dozer Blade	pushing mission	drive, align, push, back up
Lift Arm	attachment routine	absolute position, functions
Crates	mission objects	delivery and sorting
Game Module	target mission	repeatable scoring routine
Line Module	line/marker challenge	color sensor and path logic
Markers	course setup	consistent testing

Choosing A Build

Pick the build that matches the coding skill:

Motors only: Hopper, Driving Base, Coach, Leo, Break Dancer.
Force sensor: Rhino, Robot Hand, custom bumper.
Distance sensor: Driving Base 2 with its distance-sensor attachment (Projects 08 and 09), Delivery Cart, Parking Beeper, Tracker.
Color sensor: Kiki, Package Sorter, Quality Check Robot, line/marker challenges.
Hub tilt: Smart Bike; complete Bike and Biker instructions, motors C/E.
Functions and repeatable routines: Table Top Game, Driving Base, Lift Arm, CNC.

Do not wait for a perfect build. A rough build that lets students test code is enough.

Smart Bike instructions: Bike and Biker in the SPIKE App. The gyro is built into the hub; students select and calibrate the tilt axis before adding movement.