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Additional Search Results 1 - 10 of 39 for Legos
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1. CMI - The Way Things Work
...ning (plus a cathedral visit) Location: Home and a nearby cathedral (usually there is some sort of cathedral-like church within a few hours of where you live). Media and other materials needed: ? Powers of Ten (1968) ? Cathedral (David Macauly) ? The Way Things Work (David Macauly) ? Either blocks, Legos, Tinker Toys, or, if you want to have a treat, you could built something along the lines of gingerbread and candy structures. Sequence: 1. Watch Powers of Ten to get the big and small picture of the complex universe we live in. Make sure kids can ask questions during the film. 2. Read Cathedral and...
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2. Linguistic Legos
...s + Traveling Buddies + Classroom Pets + Pen Pals + Post Cards Chatroom Meetings Advertise <> Print Lesson Teachers.Net Nav Chat Center Teachers Administrators Grade Level Subjects States Interest Groups Projects Classified Ads Help Wanted Email: State: 2641. Linguistic Legos Language, level: Middle Posted Wed Jul 31 07:14:35 PDT 2002 by Lisa Wilkins (lwilkins@junct.com). Will Rogers Middle School, Miami, OK Materials Required: Any set of Lego-like blocks Activity Time: 2-5 class periods Concepts Taught: Sentence Variety and Punctuation In my 8th grade regular and Pre-AP...
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3. Using Legos to View Solids
Lesson Plan Teacher: Mentor: Susan Paul Campbell Michalik Subject: Different Views of Solids Lesson Title: Using Legos to View Solids Objectives: The student will be able to draw different views of solids and be able to recognize a solid given its top, front, and side views. TEKS 8.28 (Draw solids from different perspectives) No standards added. Motivation: Hands-on activity using Lego's to allow Materials: students...
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4. EconEdLink | EconomicsMinute | Old Toy - New Market
...s. Explore multicultural differences in products. Introduction: ridesHave you ever played the board game, Monopoly? Did you know it's over 65 years old? Even though it is an American toy, it is now sold in 80 countries and translated into 26 languages. Another toy that's been around a long time are LEGOs. This toy, developed in Denmark, is also a worldwide favorite. There are now LEGO theme parks, known as LEGOLANDS. After this lesson, you will see how the LEGO Company and Parker Brothers (who produce the Monopoly game) expanded their markets. Resources: Certain sections of the official LEGOs Compan...
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5. Money Matters
...ry and intermediate students. Materials Needed: -World Map -Butcher Block Paper (white/brown) -Globe -Plastic Clay Tools/Cookie Cutters -Play-Doh/Clay (4 different colors) -Play Food (milk, eggs, beans, etc.) -Attri-Cubes -Building Blocks -Colored Markers/Crayons -White/Manilla Construction Papers -Legos -Styrofoam Trays (10) Strategy: Using the materials listed above, a marvelous dimension of the world of money can be revealed. Most of the time primary students lack an understanding of money and how it works. This lesson gives students a chance to recognize that there is very little that can be don...
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6. Teaching the Types of Local Government in Michigan: Model Building | The Civics Institute
...etween the different units of government. Ask students to think about why the different units of government exist and whether or not they are serving the purposes for which they were created. Author's notes: Groups can be arranged to meet unique classroom numbers or computer stations available. The legos are an example of a manipulative that can be used to visually demonstrate an understanding of the orgainzation of local government in Michigan. The models also demonstrate student knowledge of how local government entities interact and sometime overlap. Other manipulatives can be used in place of le...
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7. Day 2
...reflect on the lesson. Engagement Activities : In the same small groups introduce the students to the RCX box. Read through the Introduction to RCX with students. Have students read through and complete handouts 3A-4A. Conduct a whole group discussion. Students are to create a movable object using LEGOS and the RCX box. Students will write in their journals about what they have learned. Allow time for students to clean their areas and put all parts away. Assessment : teacher observation, journal reflections Adaptations : teacher proximity, cooperative grouping Materials : Mindstorms For Schools, Ro...
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8. Can you follow instructions?
...grade, students will identify information gained and complete tasks through listening. Objectives: Students will: Verbalize directions Manipulate objects Construct a final design and discuss this design with their partner. Materials: ? Shapes or objects that can be manipulated (geometric shapes or Legos). ? Paper (will be used to hide what design the students are working on) Procedures: Anticipatory set: Make up a design using your own shapes and give students specific directions that they can follow in order to make the design you have created. Choose a fairly simple design so that it will be easy...
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9. Toys of the Century
...students with some of the popular toys of the 20^th century.  Materials Required: Examples of the games and toys discussed in the lesson. Procedures: Show students examples of toys from the mid-20^th century forward (a yo-yo from the 20s, Monopoly from the 30s, paper dolls from the 40s and 50s; LEGOs and Etch-a-Sketch from the 50s; Twister from the 60s; Atari from the 70s; PacMan, Trivial Pursuit, and Rubik?s Cube from the 80s; Pokemon from the 90s). Are students familiar with any of them? Why do they think these particular toys and games were popular? How many of these toys are still popular?...
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10. Lego Buildings
...d of the exercise. 6. The person building cannot ask questionsjust must follow directions. 7. Compare structures and then switch roles. 8. Discuss the problems that came up and how to solve them. Provision for special needs: Clear, concise instructions Use of visuals (perhaps flat puzzles or larger LEGOs) Modeling of expectations Repeating of instructions Incorporation of all the senses Other modifications as needed by IEP in consultation with the special education teacher CLOSURE: We'll see what you learned today as the class progresses for the rest of the year? References: Submitted by: Carol Szab...
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