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Transform your robotics classroom into a high-security lab with this interactive blackline master companion activity designed to accompany the online “Keep It Really Safe” robotics lesson! Students will build, analyze, and program a LEGO® SPIKE™ Prime "Super-Safe-Deposit Box" while recording their thinking, pseudocode, reflections, and engineering analysis directly into their interactive notebook pages.


This resource is designed to keep middle school students actively engaged through multi-factor authentication scenarios, compound Boolean logic, data-driven triggers, and critical security analysis.


Perfect For:

• Middle School Computer Science
• Robotics & Engineering
• STEM Labs
• Technology Applications
• End-of-Year Engagement
• After Testing Activities
• Sub Plans

Recommended for:

• 7th–8th Grade (Advanced/High School Credit)
• Advanced 5th–6th Grade
• Introductory High School Robotics
  
  

What’s Included:

✔ Interactive blackline master student page including the following:

• Reflection and critical thinking prompts regarding password security
• Pseudocode planning for compound logic
• Hardware alignment and motor calibration checklists
• Post-mission analysis and code explanation

✔ Detailed Answer key

✔ Teacher implementation guidance

✔ TEKS-aligned lesson support

Students Will:

• Build and test a mechanical "Super-Safe-Deposit Box".
• Analyze real-world implications of password hacking and unauthorized access.
• Master compound Boolean logic by applying green "AND" and "OR" operator blocks.
• Program a secure trigger requiring multiple simultaneous data inputs (dial rotation and button presses).
• Compare security levels to determine why "AND" logic provides superior protection over "OR" logic.
• Document original code logic using technical writing and pseudocode.
  
  

Skills Covered:

• Compound Boolean logic (AND/OR)
• Multi-factor authentication
• Data-driven triggers
• Robotics engineering & hardware alignment
• Digital citizenship & password security
• Technical writing & engineering reflection
  
  

TEKS Alignment:

Aligned to Texas Technology Applications TEKS including:

• Employability Skills
• Creativity & Innovation
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
• Digital Citizenship
• Technology Operations & Concepts
  

Teacher Notes:

• This lesson works great as a 1–2 day activity.
• Perfect for end-of-year enrichment or a collaborative robotics challenge.
• Minimal prep required—just provide LEGO® SPIKE™ Prime kits and online build instructions.
  

⭐ LOVE THIS LESSON? This activity is part of a larger 6-part LEGO® SPIKE™ Prime robotics series designed to progressively build student coding and computational thinking skills.

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