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?