LEGO Rules
Strong Joints and Shapes
Cantilevers and Bridges
Levers and Catapults
Variety!
100

Effort

What is the E in LEGO?

100

When two LEGOs touch

What is a joint?

100

A tall structure made to support other parts

What is a column?

100

An example of a lever where two people sit on either side, and go up and down.

What is a see-saw?

100

A sentence asking for more information.

What is a question?

200

Look and listen

What is the L in LEGO?

200

When you add support inside a shape for extra stability

What is bracing?

200

Something that is being supported by the column

What is load/a column's load?

200

The part of your lever that is lifting up objects

What is an arm?

200

When the earth's tectonic plates shift around

What is an earthquake?

300

Give help

What is the G in LEGO?

300

When two LEGOs are kept together by one LEGO on top, and one LEGO on the bottom

What is a sandwich joint?

300

A supportive structure made of a beam and a support, like a column

What is a cantilever?

300

The part of a catapult that holds the catapult's load.

What is a basket?

300


Or, a rectangular LEGO piece with two studs across, and four studs down.

What is a 2x4 brick?

400

Organization

What is the O in LEGO?

400

A joint with no overlapping parts

What is a weak joint?

400

A force that tries to pull two things apart

Tension

400

The point of movement in a catapult or a lever.

What is a fulcrum?

400

Or, a LEGO piece with 1 stud on top and holes on the side.

What is a technic rod?

500

Group competition for three extra LEGO bucks at the end of class

What are team points?

500

When a build loses its shape due to lack of bracing

What is collapsing?

500

A force that tries to squish two things together

Compression

500
A LEGO part that keeps a thin, black rod from falling out of a technic brick/rod.

What is a bushing?

500

The borders around a race track

What are track limits?

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