LEGO® Design

Know the following terms:

• a.

  Element

• b.

  Stud

• c.

  Brick

• d.

  Plate

• e.

  Base Plate

• f.

  Tile

• g.

  Slope

• h.

  Inverted Slope

• i.

  Hinge

• j.

  Technics Components

• k.

  Power Components

• l.

  Minifigure

Build and/or find examples of following types of scale models:

• a.

  Micro Scale (a range of scales where the size of a person is smaller than a minifigure)

• b.

  Minifigure Scale (builds proportioned to the size of a standard minifigure)

• c.

  1-to-1 Scale (actual size)

Choose one of the following:

• a.

  Build a 1-to-1 scale model of something from nature, your home, church, or school. Then share your model with your group or club.

• b.

  Build a scale model of your house, apartment, or other building in your community. Be sure to include large furniture items like bed, stove, refrigerator, sofa, & dresser, etc. Then share your model with your group or club.

Build a scene or an item from the Bible using LEGO in one of the scale sizes from Requirement #2.

From your imagination, create your own design in 2 of the 5 categories below and share both designs with your group or club.

• a.

  Car, truck, or other land vehicle.

• b.

  Plane, helicopter, or other aircraft.

• c.

  Ship, submarine, or other watercraft.

• d.

  Animal or plant based on a real species.

• e.

  Machine, appliance or robot (without power functions)

Choose one of the following:

• a.

  Use LEGO as a visual aid in a Children’s Story for youth ages 2-9 at church or Sabbath School or equivalent group setting.

• b.

  Use LEGO as part of a school project.

Write a 250 word paragraph or do a 3 - 5 minute presentation to your group or club and tell how you can use LEGO® to witness to those that don’t know about God. LEGO®, the LEGO logo and the minifigure are trademarks and/or copyrights of The LEGO Group. Pathfinders and the Seventh-day Adventist Church are not affiliated with and/or facilitated by The LEGO Group. Written by: Rolf Holbrook July 2013