Lego marble run
Lego symmetry pictures
Our project has inspired children to be more creative, think outside the box, experiment with blocks, come up with new challenges, compete against one another and team up to creat more complex creations.
Did you know that Lego has a set with connectable tubes?! Kids love creating animals, playground slides, water parks...you name it. They even designed their own marble run game with this set
Seasonal LEGO art activity - LEGO duplo stamped Christmas tree. Same materials and equipment, different techniques and a variety of very unique pictures
One of the projects to be tried out again as children were not fully impressed with the result. They each created a LEGO vehicle; attached a balloon to it; blew it up and... some took off and drove a small distance (too short to please our engineers); others nearly took off in the air together with the balloon (making the child disappointed as they couldn't measure the distance covered). See our engineers are not easy to please. They all decided we'll do it again and maybe make the cars bigger, use a different balloon brand, add a drinking straw to create the turbo effect. Don't you just love their passion
Can you build a LEGO boat that swims? Will it swim or sink if we add the passengers? What will happen if they bring any luggage with them? What would it take to make the boat sink? Exploring and thinking in action
Do you need a professional mechanic? Or maybe even an engineer to design and build your new car? Why not contact our Afterachool team and ask for a consultation with highly motivated, passionate and skilled experts. Their Lego vehicles are unique, colourful and simply work of art.
This is definitely our kids' most favourite project ever. To build a volcano out of LEGO was a challenge in itself. We first had to pick out the right colour blocks, then build the volcano and finally try out the mixture of baking soda and vinegar. Some kids really expected the bolcano to blow up (they hid away and covered their ears). Yhe experiment was repeated over and over again
Building a bridge to let the LEGO people cross safely is a fun challenge. Making sure it doesnt fall down when you put extra pressure on it is an even bigger challenge.
Can you build a dam to hold back water? Do you know what it takes to make it work? Our little engineers firgured out all the tricks
LEGO STEM in action. Creativity, engineering, esperiments, coding, collaboration, communication and most of all lots of FUN
FIRST LEGO LEAGUE CHALLENGE MEETING 15.07.2022 2 P.M.
In attendance: Kate Slawatecka, Michelle Thomas, Nicole Byrne, Catherine Maher, Seirena Kelly.
At the kick off meeting, we discussed:
- the process of applying for the funding, which we will use to buy the Lego kits and any other materials.
- We have researched online for age appropriate Lego sets available online and in the local shops.
- We have written down a list of potential themes our 4-6 year olds could be interested in (based on the knowledge and experience of the teachers working with that age group for the past number of years).
- We also discussed how our program would develop further by having the First Lego League Challenge in the Centre and the impact that this would have on our students. Running the First Lego League will be extremely beneficial. Children will excel through activity-based learning. Our students will further develop their communication skills, problem solving skills, team building skills, imagination, creativity and increase their resilience to name just a few.
- We decided to run our program for 10 weeks throughout the first semester of the school year, starting on the 12th September 2022 (6 weeks before mid-term break and then 4 weeks starting on the 7th November). Time: 4p.m. – 5p.m. after dinner and homework are done. Day: Wednesday was suggested as the day for the program. We discussed the fact that some children do not attend on Wednesdays and so would miss out on the opportunity. We will look at the booking list and see could we do Wednesday one week and another day the following week and continue with the pattern.
- Themes: Trains and tracks (incl. app); Build a bridge for Lego figurines to cross the river; Build a boat and see if it sinks or floats; Create a water dam; Build a balloon powered car; Easy Lego catapult; Lego maze/marble run; Symmetry Lego picture; Lego landmark buildings shadow pictures; Finish off with a blast – Lego volcano.
- we also discussed how we can design a program that will cater for our individual students needs which will be based on their Individual Education Profiles/ Behaviour plans.
- a celebration/recognition event for children and their families was suggested to finish the program. On the night of the event children could be presented with certificates, medals, scrapbooks and small Lego sets to bring home and continue their adventure with STEM Lego creations. A photo presentation would help us share some of the experience and outcomes of the program with families and guests.
Tasks to be completed are:
* Quick call with the ChangeX team member Friday 22nd July at 2 p.m.
• Complete the remaining steps as outlined in the First 30 Day Lego League Challenge.
• Follow up meeting 29th August 2022 at 2 p.m. to discuss progress.
• Begin to explore the Lego League tasks.
