tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85192956126051712852024-03-20T01:16:18.648-07:00Lego Club IdeasI am the leader of a Lego Club for second graders. I have led a lego club since 2009 starting with a Kindergarten group and moving each year to the next age with my son. I want to share lesson plans and to learn of other lesson plans people have tried.Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144210081714185673noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519295612605171285.post-43204684197683701072011-11-20T12:23:00.000-08:002011-11-20T12:23:58.559-08:002nd Grade Lego Club Year planThis year I am trying to be more organized in organizing the lesson plans and have them transition over time towards the Lego Robotics topic that the children will be eligible to participate in next year in Grade 3.<br />
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Luckily this year I have a parent that has volunteered to help that has followed a similar path as I have in teaching lego clubs with his older son over time. He has suggested many great ideas for the year!<br />
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Our year goes from October 2011 to June 2012. I have listed the topics below by month:<br />
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October: General Build a place: Children chose to build an Air Force base.<br />
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November: NASA Calls for Astronauts: What will they use?<br />
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December: Creationary<br />
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January: Skyscraper Challenge<br />
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February: L<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">ongest Bridge Span Challenge</span><br />
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March: Intro to Gears?<br />
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April: Lego Robotics Intro (Basics about the robots - building them and getting to know about the sensors and such)<br />
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May: Lego Robotics Tug of war (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">One month, we can talk about how gears work and then have two teams do a tug of war between two robots (depending on attendance, we could have four teams and do an elimination tournament). </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">We could discuss gearing for power and torque. </span>)<br />
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June: Lego Robotics - Drag Race (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">we gear for speed and have a drag race between two robots.</span>)<br />
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This is a draft schedule, so it may change as we go.Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144210081714185673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519295612605171285.post-1345249400838648612011-01-05T08:15:00.000-08:002011-01-05T08:24:33.589-08:00Planet Colonization Building Challenge<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Building Challenge:</span></b><br />
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We have arrived on a new planet (Terra) to colonize it. What would we need to build to live there? We will build in groups the different pieces of our new planet's infrastructure that we need to create our world.<br />
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Definition: Infrastructure - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">the</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">fundamental</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">facilities</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">and</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">systems</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">serving</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">a</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">country,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">city,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">or</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">area,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">as</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">transportation</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">and</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">communication</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">systems,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">power</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">plants,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">and</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">schools. (from www.dictionary.com)</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Lesson Plan</b></span><br />
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<ol><li>(10-15 min) Show and Tell</li>
<li>(15 min) Discussion:</li>
<ol><li>Describe the Building Challenge (see above)</li>
<li>Define Infrastructure (see above)</li>
<li>Discuss what a colonist would need to survive on a new planet. </li>
<li>Perhaps show pictures of Champaign and Urbana from when settlers first arrived here. </li>
<li>Make a list on a whiteboard of the different tools, places, etc that they would need.</li>
</ol><li>(20 min) Build: Break into groups of 2-3 people and choose one of the items from the list to build.</li>
<li>(25 min) Build Terra's infrastructure by putting our creations together and describing them to each other</li>
<li>(5 min) Cleanup</li>
<li>(10 min) Parts draft</li>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Materials:</span></b><br />
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<ol><li>Lots of lego bricks</li>
<li>Pictures of our town when it was first settled</li>
<li>Description of our new planet (perhaps pictures)</li>
<ol><li>Same type of atmosphere as earth</li>
<li>There are local herd animals that are a cross between a cow and an elephant.</li>
<li>The landing site is in a climate similar to Champaign-Urbana, IL</li>
<li>The land near the landing site is heavily forested and there is a very large lake (three times the size of Lake Michigan) a 15 minute walk from the landing site.</li>
<li>There is a Governor of the planet who is equivalent to our President but he is in office for 5 years.</li>
<li>We have brought cows, sheep, horses, and chickens with us. In addition to 100 seeds of 50 different types of food crops (corn, wheat, squash, etc.).</li>
</ol></ol>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144210081714185673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519295612605171285.post-13193782852546585852010-12-08T10:43:00.000-08:002010-12-08T10:43:35.706-08:00Recipe template.<h1>_________________________________ Recipe</h1><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-no-proof: yes;">2x4 brick</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgom_8GHEUyt9kPMCGTkRL8t6ZoLtGKjcWzoJSRxaCtauTBPT8JOKEnFRJd_uAZB-jxSe1Vc1jBYlCwFbZGsUSigJ3ANR8yZ8qbNKQIZFxtl6V4iTJWacMQK-N-Zx4llV3P9XAStgKSgg/s1600/brick2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgom_8GHEUyt9kPMCGTkRL8t6ZoLtGKjcWzoJSRxaCtauTBPT8JOKEnFRJd_uAZB-jxSe1Vc1jBYlCwFbZGsUSigJ3ANR8yZ8qbNKQIZFxtl6V4iTJWacMQK-N-Zx4llV3P9XAStgKSgg/s1600/brick2.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">4x</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-no-proof: yes;">dot</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLs-LxbkbmCtKiOGjLs0j_9NQ-IljHS4HBQWf4m-rIQRuWYmfDOHUvsXkQRu5DmJKYE5JJRsdq3jbxjOiEEx5_9OqXThvwJVzcoS_V4O9VUMHMaI95E6PaoboknifqaEdvigJpKdi6bw/s1600/brick3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLs-LxbkbmCtKiOGjLs0j_9NQ-IljHS4HBQWf4m-rIQRuWYmfDOHUvsXkQRu5DmJKYE5JJRsdq3jbxjOiEEx5_9OqXThvwJVzcoS_V4O9VUMHMaI95E6PaoboknifqaEdvigJpKdi6bw/s1600/brick3.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br />
</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1x</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br />
</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-no-proof: yes;">1x4 plate</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhisneqbQXKoLqOemrBzMo3qumgWhkUHsKeZrtHrwcETRjZqxxmYyUS0gLweYeF06gp1FvDVcieeBO1UKvkKQp9a6WyRg_l8SoAE0VF_Zmmzg6mDUuuIsEB7mfORXycEF6UswfD-cmmWw/s1600/brick4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhisneqbQXKoLqOemrBzMo3qumgWhkUHsKeZrtHrwcETRjZqxxmYyUS0gLweYeF06gp1FvDVcieeBO1UKvkKQp9a6WyRg_l8SoAE0VF_Zmmzg6mDUuuIsEB7mfORXycEF6UswfD-cmmWw/s1600/brick4.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br />
</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br />
</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1x</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-no-proof: yes;">1x4 brick</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7pUnkFheezUkq_XqtkBpWRbWiF5ST2dsp22xIGqDYpqVfOf9WTEYnXki9P97bQ2F3BEa-O7Is9w4iErJh7bQgAli99fRXmjXZToEmdNwLa1trLWVJqoy8FONRgT2qsrQLs8kfFeuAA/s1600/brick5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7pUnkFheezUkq_XqtkBpWRbWiF5ST2dsp22xIGqDYpqVfOf9WTEYnXki9P97bQ2F3BEa-O7Is9w4iErJh7bQgAli99fRXmjXZToEmdNwLa1trLWVJqoy8FONRgT2qsrQLs8kfFeuAA/s200/brick5.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1x</span></b><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-no-proof: yes;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape
id="Picture_x0020_4" o:spid="_x0000_i1028" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="brick5.jpg"
style='width:99.75pt;height:79.5pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\leslies\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image007.jpg"
o:title="brick5"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-no-proof: yes;">2x4 plate</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HUVyuKrziX4zjpmgDI5OXYhkZ_Pg_OAjTqEayCWM0A5IHOpp57KX97UjL-pb92yNT8JKHJm04WtuNqJA7N3kC9ySG5WO0Q2fK4YCFY2ZukgBOZHAAUI_6-AFZCwmi3AgrJRr0EgZmg/s1600/brick6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HUVyuKrziX4zjpmgDI5OXYhkZ_Pg_OAjTqEayCWM0A5IHOpp57KX97UjL-pb92yNT8JKHJm04WtuNqJA7N3kC9ySG5WO0Q2fK4YCFY2ZukgBOZHAAUI_6-AFZCwmi3AgrJRr0EgZmg/s1600/brick6.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br />
</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1x</span></b><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-no-proof: yes;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape
id="Picture_x0020_5" o:spid="_x0000_i1027" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="brick6.jpg"
style='width:74.25pt;height:56.25pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\leslies\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image009.jpg"
o:title="brick6"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-no-proof: yes;">2x8 brick</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyy6OL6HBOTfQ43Lq_-xxBdz-1ZArd8Lbch23FYoVD82esa1KwcJUV0EC7Ua2fpP02v6rt_HuaDQi_YKD3XZm5sFOCAQ6ch3A5HvV9XJrcU7citGkvm1EEUMzCbRn9aBI9Y24MKuVzA/s1600/brick7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyy6OL6HBOTfQ43Lq_-xxBdz-1ZArd8Lbch23FYoVD82esa1KwcJUV0EC7Ua2fpP02v6rt_HuaDQi_YKD3XZm5sFOCAQ6ch3A5HvV9XJrcU7citGkvm1EEUMzCbRn9aBI9Y24MKuVzA/s1600/brick7.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">4x</span></b><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_6" o:spid="_x0000_i1026"
type="#_x0000_t75" alt="brick7.jpg" style='width:52.5pt;height:52.5pt;
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o:title="brick7"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><h2>Instructions:</h2><div><ol><li>Gather your ingredients together before you build.</li>
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</div>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144210081714185673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519295612605171285.post-36060648009485553152010-12-08T10:00:00.000-08:002010-12-08T11:01:39.599-08:00Finish the Recipe Building Challenge<b>Finish the Recipe</b><br />
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<b>Lesson Plan Overview:</b><br />
<ol><li>Discuss what a recipe is and show examples. </li>
<ol><li>Ask if any of the children have used a recipe before</li>
<li>What can you use a recipe for?</li>
<li>Examples: Lego instruction manual, cookie recipe</li>
</ol><li>Describe the building challenge</li>
<li>Break into groups of 2-3</li>
<li>Provide 20 minutes for the building challenge</li>
<li>Come back together as a group to show and tell our recipes.</li>
<li>Do the draw of 5 pieces</li>
</ol><br />
<b>What is a Recipe?</b><br />
A recipe is a type of instructions. It lists the items needed to create something and then detailed instructions on how to create that item. It is often used to described culinary instructions.<br />
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<b>Building Challenge</b><br />
For this building challenge the children will be given a partially defined recipe. It contains a list of ingredients (lego pieces) but does not provide the instructions or the definition of what they are creating. They are required to fill in the rest of the recipe. The building challenge rules:<br />
<ol><li>Only the items in the list of ingredients may be used plus one item they can choose (but must draw in).</li>
<li>They need to provide some instructions for building the item. The instructions can be pictures or words. </li>
</ol><br />
<b>List of items required:</b><br />
<ol><li> A cook book with example recipes.</li>
<li> A lego instructions book (aka a recipe).</li>
<li> 8-10 copies of the recipe to be filled in (<a href="http://legoclubideas.blogspot.com/2010/12/recipe-template.html">Template blog post</a>).</li>
<li> Extra paper for the recipes.</li>
<li>pencils, crayons or other writing utinsils</li>
</ol><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>References:</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.ceeo.tufts.edu/robolabatceeo/K12/curriculum_units/SimpleMachinesbyDesign.pdf">http://www.ceeo.tufts.edu/robolabatceeo/K12/curriculum_units/SimpleMachinesbyDesign.pdf</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144210081714185673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519295612605171285.post-12452927595977073202010-12-08T09:17:00.000-08:002011-02-13T11:38:43.715-08:00Lego Pulley Lesson Plan<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica;">February's Lesson plan will be related to pulleys and simple machines. </span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica;"><b>Lesson Plan:</b></span></div><ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Discuss what a pulley is.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Perhaps show the pulleys down stairs.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Ask for examples of pulleys </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Do the building Challenge - 20 minutes of building time</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Have the children test out the creations</span></span></li>
</ol><br />
<div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, Arial; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica;"><b>Building Challenge:</b></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica;"><br />
</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">The elevator is broken and you need to deliver a piano to a 5th floor apartment in a building. Build something using a pulley to help you deliver the piano through a window into the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">apartment</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">.</span></span></span><br />
<div style="color: #333333; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica;"><b>Items needed:</b></span></div><br />
<ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Structure (archway) to put on top of a table to act as the "window"</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">string to use with the pulleys</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">A "piano" to use for lifting purposes.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">pictures of pulleys used in every day things. </span></span></li>
</ol></div>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144210081714185673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519295612605171285.post-43557839123229953922010-11-09T08:25:00.000-08:002010-11-09T08:25:30.027-08:00Inclined Plane -- Marble rampsIn the November meeting we will be discussing Inclined Planes and making Marble ramps.<br />
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References:<br />
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<ul><li><a href="http://www.weirdrichard.com/inclined.htm">http://www.weirdrichard.com/inclined.htm</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.legoeducation.us/content/item.aspx?ap=1&art=4">http://www.legoeducation.us/content/item.aspx?ap=1&art=4</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inclined_plane">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inclined_plane</a></li>
<li><a href="http://teacher.scholastic.com/dirtrep/simple/plane.htm">http://teacher.scholastic.com/dirtrep/simple/plane.htm</a></li>
</ul><div>Goals:</div><div><ol><li>Discuss and build inclined planes to accomplish a task.</li>
</ol></div><div>Discussion Points:</div><div><ol><li>What is an inclined plane?</li>
<ol><li>An inclined plane is a simple machine.</li>
<li>It is a flat surface which has one side higher than the other.</li>
</ol><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.weirdrichard.com/images/plane.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://www.weirdrichard.com/images/plane.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from Weird Richard's site at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.weirdrichard.com/inclined.htm">http://www.weirdrichard.com/inclined.htm</a></span> </td></tr>
</tbody></table><li>What are some examples of inclined planes?</li>
<ol><li>Handicap ramp</li>
<li>Slide</li>
<li>Delivery truck ramp</li>
<li>stairs (versus a ladder)</li>
<li>Ramps were used to push large stones used to build the pyramids.</li>
<li>construction shoot</li>
</ol><li>Why should you use an inclined plane?</li>
<ol><li>Requires less work to move something from a higher location to a lower one.</li>
<li>Requires less work to move something from a lower location to a higher one.</li>
</ol><li>Building Challenge: You are at the top of a hill and you have created a gigantic snow ball. You want to use that snowball to hit a snowman at the bottom of the hill. Build an inclined plane to help you hit the snowman with the snowball (a marble). </li>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><li>Examples of Inclined planes from Weird Richard's site:</li>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.weirdrichard.com/images/marj1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.weirdrichard.com/images/marj1.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From Weird Richard at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.weirdrichard.com/images/marj1.jpg">http://www.weirdrichard.com/images/marj1.jpg</a></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table></ol><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.weirdrichard.com/images/con10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.weirdrichard.com/images/con10.jpg" width="310" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from Weird Richard.com <a href="http://www.weirdrichard.com/images/con10.jpg" style="font-size: medium;">http://www.weirdrichard.com/images/con10.jpg</a><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
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</tbody></table>Materials:</div><div><ol><li>10+ Marbles</li>
<li>Legos for ramp building</li>
<li>A "snowman" to be the target</li>
<li>Pictures or examples of inclined planes.</li>
<ol><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sch%C3%BCtte_fcm.jpg">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sch%C3%BCtte_fcm.jpg</a></li>
<li>http://teacher.scholastic.com/dirtrep/simple/img/plane.gif</li>
</ol></ol></div>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144210081714185673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519295612605171285.post-89934338977521757762010-10-06T12:55:00.000-07:002010-10-06T12:55:26.083-07:00FRICTION and Car BuildingWe are starting a new year of Lego club at our local museum and I want to have more of a theme in my lessons this year. I think I will focus on physics and engineering with my 1st graders. There is a great site by xx that has a bunch of physics/engineering oriented Lego Lesson Plans that I am going to try to use:<div><br />
</div><div><a href="http://www.marshall.edu/LEGO/plans.html">http://www.marshall.edu/LEGO/plans.html</a></div><div><br />
</div><div><a href="http://www.marshall.edu/LEGO/plans.html"></a>For our October meeting, we are going to do look at Friction and how it will affect building a car. My reference is at<a href="http://www.marshall.edu/lego/lessonplans/Car1.html">http://www.marshall.edu/lego/lessonplans/Car1.html</a><br />
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Materials:<br />
<br />
<ul><li>Lego wheels and axles of various types</li>
<li>Lego bricks</li>
<li>2 or more Green lego plates</li>
<li>sheets of surfaces to test with different resistance levels </li>
<ul><li>sand paper</li>
<li>smooth plastic sheet</li>
<li>??</li>
</ul><li>other materials that have more or less friction</li>
<li>a pre-built friction car as defined in the specs of the lesson plan in the link above.</li>
</ul><br />
My lesson plan:<br />
<br />
<ol><li>Introduction to lego club and the rules</li>
<li>Introduction of children to each other with show and tell</li>
<li>Define Friction (<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/friction">http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/friction</a>)</li>
<ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><h2 class="me" style="color: black; display: inline; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">fric·tion</h2></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><sup style="bottom: 1ex; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; height: 0px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"></sup></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><span class="prondelim" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">[</span><span class="pron" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="boldface" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">frik</span>-sh<span class="ital-inline" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: Georgia, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">uh</span><img alt="" border="0" class="luna-Img" src="http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/dictionary/graphics/luna/thinsp.png" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: text-top;" />n</span><span class="prondelim" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">]</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;">–noun</span></li>
<ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">surface</span></span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">resistance</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">to</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">relative</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">motion,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">as</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">of</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">a</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">body</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">sliding</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">or </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">rolling.</span></li>
<li><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">the</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">rubbing</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">of</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">the</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">surface</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">of</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">one</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">body</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">against</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">that</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">of </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">another.</span></span></li>
</ol><li>Discuss this with them and how friction can affect speed and such.</li>
<li>Discuss surfaces that cause more or less friction</li>
</ol><li>Use the pre-built friction car as an example </li>
<ol><li>on a ramp (as shown in the web site above with a green plate)</li>
<li>Use different surfaces I brought to show how surfaces can change the speed, too.</li>
</ol><li>Discuss how one wheel/axle combination might be faster than another due to friction</li>
<li>Discuss when you might want more or less friction with your wheels. (in snow, on racetrack, etc)</li>
<li>Have a free time to build their own cars </li>
<li>Test out the cars </li>
<ol><li>on the ramp</li>
<li>on the different surfaces</li>
</ol><li>Have the children decide which car </li>
<ol><li>was the fasted (discuss why) - Perhaps best for a race?</li>
<li>which was the slowest (discuss why) - Perhaps best on a slippery surface or steep hill?</li>
</ol><li>If time allows have races.</li>
<li>Clean up time</li>
<li>Lego draft (each child chooses 10 lego pieces to take home)</li>
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</div></div>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144210081714185673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519295612605171285.post-37512996417730488972010-09-18T20:10:00.000-07:002010-09-18T20:10:03.126-07:00Castles Lesson PlanThe Lego Club Jr building contest for the Sept/Oct 2010 magazine is to build a castle. I thought I would build off of this to create a lesson plan.<br />
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Goals of the lesson plan:<br />
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<ol><li>Introduce the Medieval time</li>
<li>Discuss why castles were needed </li>
<li>Discuss how castles were built </li>
<ol><li>Materials (how changed over time)</li>
<li>castle within a castle</li>
</ol><li>Discuss why they stopped being effective and aren't used today.</li>
<li>Have them build a castle individually or in groups.</li>
<li>Take pictures and email them to parents that are interested in submitting them for the contest.</li>
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</div><div>Material:</div><div><ol><li>Books related to castles and how they were built</li>
<li>legos for building</li>
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</div><div>I may also suggest to them that they all work on a walled town with a castle. My plan is to see what the children prefer to do and let the lesson plan change as needed.</div>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144210081714185673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519295612605171285.post-37117471137951713782010-09-18T19:55:00.000-07:002010-09-18T20:14:40.128-07:00Interesting Websites with Lego Lesson Plans<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br />
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<div><div>I was searching around for a lesson plan for my first grade lego club and found some interesting sites. They are listed below.<br />
<div><div><div><ul><li> Contains a long list of interesting lesson plans that build upon one another. <a href="http://www.weirdrichard.com/activity.htm">http://www.weirdrichard.com/activity.htm</a></li>
<li>Contains a list of transportation related lesson plans <a href="http://www.marshall.edu/lego/lessonplans/lessonplans.html">http://www.marshall.edu/lego/lessonplans/lessonplans.html</a></li>
<ul><li>I especially like the Friction Car plan and may try it out soon. <a href="http://www.marshall.edu/lego/lessonplans/Car1.html">http://www.marshall.edu/lego/lessonplans/Car1.html</a></li>
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<li>This is a lesson plan related building a house or community. <a href="http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/351.shtml">http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/351.shtml</a></li>
<li>Page that provides links related to using legos as a teaching tool. <a href="http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/frugal_homeschooler/82936">http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/frugal_homeschooler/82936</a></li>
<li>The Lego Education site had a ton of roughed out lesson plans that were interesting. <a href="http://community.legoeducation.us/blogs/legosmart/archive/tags/Activities/default.aspx">http://community.legoeducation.us/blogs/legosmart/archive/tags/Activities/default.aspx</a></li>
<ul><li>Here were two that I considered for my group: </li>
<ul><li>The Apollo LEGO <a href="http://community.legoeducation.us/blogs/legosmart/archive/2009/12/07/apollo-lego.aspx">http://community.legoeducation.us/blogs/legosmart/archive/2009/12/07/apollo-lego.aspx</a></li>
<li>Visually Complementing History <a href="http://community.legoeducation.us/blogs/legosmart/archive/2009/12/07/visually-complementing-history.aspx">http://community.legoeducation.us/blogs/legosmart/archive/2009/12/07/visually-complementing-history.aspx</a></li>
</ul>
<li>I seriously considered doing the Apollo LEGO plan above, but am not sure it will fill an hour of building. </li>
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</div></div></div></div></div>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144210081714185673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519295612605171285.post-35176498323726743622010-07-29T12:05:00.000-07:002010-07-29T12:05:00.429-07:00Simplified CreationaryOne of the new and cool games that Lego has put out recently is Creationary. It is like Pictionary but with Lego building instead of drawing. My spouse bought this for our six year old last fall while in Germany and we love it as a family. It is now available in the US, too.<br />
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For the August 2010 meeting, I plan to play a simplified version of the game. While the Lego game is well made the cards are a bit challenging for the 5-6 age range with items like zoos, four leaf clovers, and such to build. I have created some home made cards with images of items from clip art and the web like a house, barn, silo, tractor, etc. Hopefully the kids find them easier to build than the ones that came with the game.<br />
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I'll let you know how it goes.Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144210081714185673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519295612605171285.post-63274202342711057462010-07-29T12:00:00.000-07:002010-07-29T12:06:38.870-07:00Building a Tower with a Twist - Learning about Contractors and SubcontractorsIn the July 2010 meeting of the our Kindergartener Lego club meeting our goal was to build a tower. We borrowed the idea from the 2nd Grade club. I was thankful that I had a person to help from the Museum, Heidi. Heidi is a lego lover and was a great help.<br />
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I started by asking the kids if they had seen construction sites and if they thought that it was just one person or many that work at them. With their answers I explained that it take many different people to build a house or a tower. I explained the roles of an architect, a contractor and sub-contractors.<br />
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We had the children start by taking on the role of an architect (we needed to know what type of tower we were going to build). They all had 5-10 minutes to draw a tower and then we went around the room (7 kids attended) looking at each drawing for ideas. After reviewing the drawings, I went to the whiteboard and asked them questions about the size and style of the tower that they wanted as a group. It was decided that we build a tower that was larger at the bottom and got smaller at the top. We found a top tower piece we would use and separated into three groups: bottom level (1), middle level (2), and next to top level (3). Each group got to work. As a leader Heidi and I were the contractors and each group was a subcontractor. As such we had to remind the children to stay on task and remember to build things like walls and such. We had a limited time frame in which to build.<br />
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At the end of the session we combined the levels. The children added some extra features they found in their searches like a boat and we compared it to the drawing on the white board. It was similar but the 2nd floor was a little larger than the design specified. I stressed how contractors and subcontractors need to work together and talk to one another to ensure that pieces will fit together.<br />
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The kids seemed to really enjoy it.<br />
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We ended with cleanup time and a drawing from the parts draft box: each child take 10 lego pieces from the box home to keep.Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144210081714185673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519295612605171285.post-78899870924151745412010-07-27T13:05:00.000-07:002010-07-27T13:17:03.564-07:00A Lego MomThere are soccer moms and there are Lego moms. I am in the Lego Mom camp. My oldest son is a lover of legos and has been since he was four years old. This has made me a Lego Mom. While I had seen Legos before my son became interested in them, I didn't play with them as a child. I think my family missed the introduction of Legos as I was growing up. We had Lincoln Logs and such but not Legos. That said, I have become a lover of Legos with my son. <div><br /></div><div>The ability to create something new and stories to go with them is limitless. It helps to promote creativity, fine motor skills, and spatial understanding. Most importantly, it is fun.</div><div><br /></div><div>As a Lego mom, I have found myself as the Leader of a Kindergarten Lego club at our local children's museum. While searching around for lesson plan ideas for our monthly meeting, I have felt a little in the lurch. There are not as many resources out there that were helpful with this age range 5-6 years old or lego lesson plans in general. I want the children to learn something about enginneering or science instead of just having a chance to build. </div><div><br /></div><div>I have created this blog to help others hear about lesson plan ideas for a Lego Club and hopefully to hear from others about their lesson plans. If you have a great Lego Lesson plan idea, let me know!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144210081714185673noreply@blogger.com0