LEGO Wheel Distance Explorer
Help students see how LEGO robot wheel rotations become distance traveled. The LEGO Wheel Distance Explorer animates a 5.6 cm wheel along a one-meter track, tracks spins and degrees, offers kid-friendly milestones, and generates move_for_degrees snippets that match the live readings.
3D Lab Interactive
Distance
0.0 cm
Rotations
0.00 spins
Drag to rotate view • Scroll to zoom
Motor Degrees
0 °
Python Code Generator
Updates automatically as wheel rolls# Ready to calculate... motor_pair.move_for_degrees(motor_pair.PAIR_1, 0, 0, velocity=280)
Python
Current Wheel Specs
Name
LEGO SPIKE Prime
Diameter
5.6 cm
Circumference
17.6 cm
This means every full rotation (360°) moves the robot exactly 17.6 cm forward.
The Math Behind The Motion
Robots don't understand "meters". They only understand "degrees". Here is how we translate:
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1. Measure Distance
Target: 100 cm
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2. Divide by Wheel
100 ÷ 17.6 = 5.68 spins
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3. Convert to Degrees
5.68 × 360° = 2045°
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Pro Tip: Use the "Follow Cam" above to watch the wheel hit the finish line exactly as the degrees counter hits the target.
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