Be Positive
Be Constructive
LEGO Projects with Linda Hamilton

Joy of making your own toys - old time toys to computer

Notes for teachers
Mixed ages Mixed materials LEGO and DUPLO elements
Teachers learn with students

LEGO materials are like pencils in that they are tools.
Materials with which anything can be made -
so emphasize Be Positive
Be Constructive

What can be made from LEGO materials is much like the idea of  theme and variation in music.
Mostly I have ideas from others- whether it be  writers or teachers or kids.
 

Lesson Plans http://netapps.marshall.edu/lego/plans.html

Math

Geometry
Mystery Object
http://netapps.marshall.edu/lego/Miller0405/19Ap05Mystery/19Ap05Mystery.html

http://netapps.marshall.edu/lego/lessonplans/MysteryObject/mystery.htm

http://netapps.marshall.edu/lego/Highlawn0405/16May05Mystery/16May05Mystery.html

http://netapps.marshall.edu/lego/lessonplans/MysteryObject/DuploMystery.html

http://netapps.marshall.edu/lego/lessonplans/MysteryObject/MysteryObject3b.html

Shapes
Almost right angles
Cover cracks
two plates between to beams yes no yes parity

Sturdy Box

http://netapps.marshall.edu/lego/lessonplans/Stability/DropTest.html

http://netapps.marshall.edu/lego/Summer05/RTITechnology/19July05/19July05.html

Sorting
Attributes and Venn diagrams
more
Area to volume
Block it
Pentominoes

                                   Other Math

Worm Scaler

Binary music
Money
clock
balance
d = r . t



Round Shape from Rectangles

http://netapps.marshall.edu/lego/SENSORSCITY/April05/Ap05.html

http://netapps.marshall.edu/lego/SuccessBy6/29Jan05SuccessBy6/29Jan05SuccessBy6.html



How Tall in different LEGO units

http://netapps.marshall.edu/lego/ContEd/Summer05/08Au05Duplo/08Au05Duplo.html

http://netapps.marshall.edu/lego/SuccessBy6/29Jan05SuccessBy6/29Jan05SuccessBy6.html

http://netapps.marshall.edu/lego/ContEd/Spring2005/22Jan05Duplolego/22Jan05Duplo.html

http://netapps.marshall.edu/lego/SuccessBy6/25Jan03/SuccessBySix.html



Newtons Law of Cooling - Temperature Logging
http://netapps.marshall.edu/lego/springhill/10Dec01/SpH10Dec01.html

Data Logging Sound
http://netapps.marshall.edu/lego/Math/03Nov04dB/03Nov04dB.html
- graphing and robot action

data logging
LEGO City
 going over lines
speed
car count l
ine follow
logic line follow 2 sensors
http://netapps.marshall.edu/lego/lessonplans/linefollow/linelinks.html
reinvent the wheel motorized simple machines

stop, try out, show someone, continue, add motors
never DONE
CAD




Systems engineering

- group work - problem solving
restricted to available materials
Mars Colony
Mars Adventure
Amusement Park
Christmas Factory
Farm
Zoo, vet, animal transportation
house
Marble tracks
drawing machines
egg flinger
Do nothing - but do lots of it
Bubbles
walking machine painter
arms
bounce ball game
critters such as from A One Motor Car

Cities and Transportation sets

Cars - transportation from one place to another
move food Little old lady who lives in a shoe
rubber band car - inertia
ballon car
vinegar and baking soda car
skater
car counter
drop car
book worm
figure 8
monorail
trams
trains big and little
Snow Plow
Tiny Car
RoboLab programming
try programs 1,2,3,4,5
squares using loops
traffic lights for sub vi
Rcx to RCX communications such as for merry go rounds
or Amusement Park



 
 
 
 
 

LEGO Links of Linda Hamilton hamilton@marshall.edu