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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Area and Perimeter Review Using Legos

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
Lesson plan in which students calculate area, build areas to a given amount, and calculate the perimeter with the use of Legos. Step by step instructions and videos are provided. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.C.7.c Use area models to represent...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Environmental Public Health: Understanding Air: Air Pollution & Modeling Pollutants With Lego Bricks

For Teachers 5th - 8th
In this lesson, young scholars learn about the chemical reactions that release various pollutants into the atmosphere and what happens when pollutants in the air are exposed to sunlight. They model incomplete combustion using LEGO...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Gears: Lift It Up!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students learn about the trade-off between speed and torque when designing gear ratios. The activity setup includes a LEGO pulley system with two independent gear sets and motors that spin two pulleys. Each pulley has...
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Frontiers Media

Frontiers: Human Toolmaker

For Students 3rd - 8th
Do you enjoy building airplanes, cars, houses, or robots with Lego blocks? Humans are the only animal species that can create complicated constructions from simple Lego blocks - our Lego building ability is "human-specific," since it is...
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Scientific American

Scientific American: Earthquake Proof Engineering for Skyscrapers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students construct a shake table, then build towers of different heights using Lego blocks, and test their stability on this platform. Next, they test towers with different sized bases, and towers made using different materials.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Teaching Tools: Easy Ways to Have Fun Teaching Time Skills

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
This site discusses easy ways to have fun teaching time skills. These activities, games, and books will help your students master reading and measuring time.

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