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LEGO® CHALLENGES
Mondays, January 23-May 1 (No class week of February 20, March 13, April 3) 12 Weeks
12:30 pm- 1:45
Ages 6-10
Using LEGO® challenges, students learn and practice math (without realizing it), develop logical reasoning and critical thinking skills, and work on solving individual and collaborative projects in new and creative ways. All lab costs are included in the registration fee.
Instructor: Ashley Blocker, BSs
Location: Discover Science Center Roswell (Suite #5)
Course fee: $220 OR $20/lab
10% off sibling discount
Register for full semester or individual labs.
LAB SCHEDULE:
LEGO® TOWER BUILDING- Monday, January 23
Students build tall towers, use rulers to measure their dimensions and determine the mass of their structure using a scientific balance
LEGO® ANIMAL BRIDGES- Monday, January 30
Students design wildlife bridges over highways to create safe passageways for animals and keep them from getting injured crossing roads
LEGO® SIMPLE MACHINES- Monday, February 6
Students learn about simple machines and work together to build a machine to move objects from one place to another.
LEGO® WONDERS OF THE WORLD- Monday, February 13
Students use their spatial awareness skills as they try to recreate LEGO® models of famous landmarks from around the world.
LEGO® ZOO BUILD- Monday, February 27
Students use engineering and creativity to design and build habitats for different animals inside of a zoo based on their unique needs.
LEGO® SPACE SATELLITE CHALLENGE- Monday, March 6
Our challenge this week is to build a mini-space satellite that can perform specific functions and collect data in space.
LEGO® SPINNER CHALLENGE- Monday, March 20
We explore force and motion as we design and improve LEGO® spinners to see which design spins the longest.
LEGO® SHIP BUILD- Monday, March 27
Students learn about density and buoyancy as we build seaworthy pirate ships and test how much treasure they can hold.
LEGO® VEHICLE BUILD- Monday, April 10
Students create vehicles today and measure the distance each one travels over different road surfaces.
LEGO® INSTRUCTION BUILD- Monday, April 17
Today students build a LEGO® creation and write instructions for others to recreate their build.
LEGO® MARBLE RUN- Monday, April 24
We design LEGO® mazes and challenge each other to get the marble from start to finish.
LEGO® MASTER BUILD- Monday, May 1
Kids work together to design and build the structures needed in a city.
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