Sphero Global Challenge Season 1 Archive

Season 1 of the Sphero Global Challenge may be complete, but you can still get in on the fun. This page has all of the Coaching Materials needed to complete the three Sphero in Space challenges—for free! 

To participate in the current season (Season 4) of the Sphero Global Challenge—Sphero Goes Incognito—register here.

STEM Competition

Grades 4-8 | Ages 7-14

littleBits Invent for Good Competition badge.

This hands-on event allows students to solve problems facing the Earth right now.

SKILLS

Through collaboration, and critical thinking students will unleash their inner engineer as they work to identify problems and develop solutions using littleBits and their Invention Cycle:

  • Create
  • Play
  • Remix
  • Share

PROGRAMMING

Students can take their skills and inventions to the next level with the incorporation of programming as part of their solutions.

EVALUATION

Students will showcase their solutions and inventions with a creative infographic and video as part of their event submission.

INVENT 4 GOOD MISSION BRIEF >

Coding & Robotics Competition

Grades 4-8 | Ages 7-14

BOLT Space Mission Badge.

Take flight on the BOLT Space Mission! During this event, students are able to put their programming and engineering skills to work.

SKILLS

This event progresses students through mission objectives that promotes computational thinking, problem solving, and collaboration. Students will be challenged to complete the mission objectives while developing or learning different programming skills including:

  • Loops
  • Conditionals
  • Variables
  • Functions

PROGRAMMING

Students will program BOLTs using block or text (JavaScript) programming in the Sphero Edu app.

EVALUATION

Students will demonstrate their skills in their final submission for judging and evaluation

BOLT SPACE MISSION BRIEF >

Programming & Engineering Competition

Grades 4-8 | Ages 7-14

RVR MARS MISSION BADGE.

Students will design, build, and engineer solutions using RVR and littleBits.

SKILLS

Throughout this event students will work on programming and debugging skills, engineering beginning to intermediate circuits with littleBits, and then combining the two in order to complete the mission objectives. Student will focus on:

  • Algorithms
  • Circuitry
  • Engineering design
  • Debugging

PROGRAMMING

Students can take their next level by programming with a micro:bit (purchased separately) and the littleBits micro:bit adapter

EVALUATION

Students will demonstrate their skills in their final submission for judging and evaluation.

RVR + LITTLEBITS MARS MISSION BRIEF >

  • This hands-on event allows students to solve problems facing the Earth right now.

  • Take flight on the BOLT Space Mission! During this event, students are able to put their programming and engineering skills to work.

  • Students will design, build, and engineer solutions using RVR and littleBits.

SKILLS

  • Through collaboration, and critical thinking students will unleash their inner engineer as they work to identify problems and develop solutions using littleBits and their Invention Cycle:

    • Create
    • Play
    • Remix
    • Share
  • This event progresses students through mission objectives that promotes computational thinking, problem solving, and collaboration. Students will be challenged to complete the mission objectives while developing or learning different programming skills including:

    • Loops
    • Conditionals
    • Variables
    • Functions
  • Throughout this event students will work on programming and debugging skills, engineering beginning to intermediate circuits with littleBits, and then combining the two in order to complete the mission objectives. Student will focus on:

    • Algorithms
    • Circuitry
    • Engineering design
    • Debugging

PROGRAMMING

  • Students can take their skills and inventions to the next level with the incorporation of programming as part of their solutions.

  • Students will program BOLTs using block or text (JavaScript) programming in the Sphero Edu app.

  • Students can take their next level by programming with a micro:bit (purchased separately) and the littleBits micro:bit adapter

EVALUATION

  • Students will showcase their solutions and inventions with a creative infographic and video as part of their event submission.

  • Students will demonstrate their skills in their final submission for judging and evaluation

  • Students will demonstrate their skills in their final submission for judging and evaluation.