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Mechanical Monsters

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students experiment try to build a Lego car.  In this physical science lesson students present and demonstrate the vehicle that they constructed. 
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Building Trust

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students complete activities about trust. In this trust lesson, students discuss trust and working together. Students work in groups to build a LEGO creation using trust and cooperation. Students discuss the overall process and the role...
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Putting It All Together

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create, design, and evaluate different structures. Students will use Lego blocks to create several different designs. They will evaluate the various steps involved in creating their structures. They then will think about...
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Reading Retake Practice: Lego

For Students 7th - 8th
In this worksheet about an article from The New Yorker magazine titled, "Lego" students read the article and then answer 7 comprehension questions.
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Lego Block Center

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in an activity in which they build homes out of Legos. They work together to build the home and a hospital. They identify the role of each building they build for their community.
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Putting It All Together

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students experience the design of different structures. create, design, and evaluate different structures. They use Lego blocks to create several different designs. They evaluate the various steps involved in creating their structures.
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The Strongest Shape

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students work collaboratively to design and construct a roof out of Legos for a house that was built in a previous instructional activity. The roof must be structurally sound and pass certain criteria determined by the teacher.
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Blindfolded Building

For Teachers K - 8th
Students build a Lego design and then work with a partner to reproduce that design. They guide the building of the reproduction by description only and then check their work.
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Using Lego Robotics in a Science Fair Project

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils construct a controlled experiment using Lego vehicles. They create a standard vehicle, test the vehicle on different surfaces, and calculate the average results.
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Using Lego Dacta to Control a Model of the Millennium Wheel

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students research things that are controlled by computer in their home, school and local area. They design and make toys with moving mechanisms as part of their design technology topic work. Students visit a toy museum or exhibition to...
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Go LEGO!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students utilize LEGO's to replace cards for a game that replicates "Go Fish".
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Automatic Floor Cleaner Computer Program Challenge

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Have your class use the engineering design process to program a vacuum robot. Using computer engineering concepts, teams program an automatic floor cleaner to traverse designated patterns. 
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Wheel and Axle

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders construct a wheel and axle model using a Lego Dacta set. They read and discuss informational text from the book "It's Science! Machines We Use," and in small groups create a simple machine using Legos.
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Pulleys and Levers

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the concept of pulleys and levers. They read and discuss text from the book "It's Science! Machines We Use," and in small groups construct a simple lever and pulley using a Lego Dacta set.
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Discovering Phi: The Golden Ratio

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Fe, phi, fo, fum. This activity leads pairs to find the ratio of consecutive terms of the Fibonacci sequence. The pairs find that the Fibonacci sequence can be found in many places. A discussion with the class shows that the ratios found...
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Levitating Train

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Levitation isn't just for magicians. Pupils design and build a small portion of track for a maglev train using magnets and Lego bricks. The goal is to get the trains to levitate—without using magic!
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Potential vs. Kinetic Energy

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Legos in science class? Watch your pupils fall in love with this activity. After learning to measure potential and kinetic energy, young scientists create their own ramps using Lego Mindstorm sensors and software.
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Efficiency of an Electromechanical System

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
How efficient is a motor in a LEGO set? Future engineers conduct an activity where a LEGO motor-generator system raises an object to a specified height. They then show what they learned and use their measurements to calculate the energy...
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Design and Problem Solving

For Teachers 6th - 12th
What if you had a design problem you wanted to solve, but were unable to draw because you were unable to see? Teach your learners with visual impairments that they can use Wikki Stix®, a braille ruler, Legos®, and Constructo Straws to...
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Putting It All Together

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Young scholars examine a painting.  In this shapes and puzzle lesson, students view Guston's painting Blue Water and identify the colors, shapes and recognizable forms.  Young scholars work in groups to put together puzzle pieces of the...
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Introduction to Hardware

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students are introduced to the process of building a tankbot. They create a tankbot using a minimun number of parts. Students identify the Lego parts needed to create the tankbot.
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Numbers Up

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students use Legos to build representations of a variety of numbers. They then sort and order their representations and pair them with the written number.
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Introduction to Plates, Axles, and Gears

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students are introduced to the function and design of the following Lego pieces: beams, bricks, plates, axles, tires, hubs and bushings. They then work with a partner to build something using only these pieces.
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Henry Builds A Cabin

For Teachers K - 1st
Students listen to the book "Henry Builds a Cabin." They design a cabin using Lego pieces based on information from the story.

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