Summer Homeschooling - LEGO Week

LEGO WEEK -

• I ordered this affordable LEGO set to use for the week
• I wrote all the Challenges on slips of paper, put the slips in envelopes, and they got to open one each morning after our quick lesson

Monday: Invention of LEGOs

• The LEGO Story - How it all started
• Shorter video that tells the same story
• Monday: Challenge #1 - Build An Animal Habitat for Your Zoo (we'll guess what animal lives in it)
• Extra Credit - Build a duck car like Ole did for his sons, and see if you can make it into a train that you can pull/drive through your zoo

Tuesday: How LEGOs are Made

• Making LEGO bricks
• Making LEGO figurines
• Tuesday: Challenge #2 - Build A Dog Obstacle Course

Wednesday: Build to a Plan

• There are two ways you can use LEGOs: You can build to a plan or use your imagination to build anything you want. Today we will talk about building with a plan
• LEGO Creator Challenge - build all 3 models in a LEGO Creator Set
• Use your LEGO Idea Book or the ideas that came in your kit to build something

Thursday: Design & Build

• LEGOs were created as a system to help challenge children to use their imaginations
• Why is imagination important? 
• It helps you discover who you are and what you want to be. It helps you see the world in a new light. Scientists, architects, chefs, they all use their imaginations to create something new the world has never seen before. Inventors create new technology that makes our world better as well as new medical treatments that save lives. 
• Einstein said, "Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution." We can never stop pushing the boundaries of what is "possible."
• What is the most magnificent LEGO design you can create with your imagination?
• Thursday: Challenge #3 - Build A Bridge Over the River (can your LEGO figurines make it to safety on the other side?) ***You'll need a big poster board and to draw on a curving, flowing river***

Friday: Entrepreneurship 

• The creator of LEGOs was an entrepreneur. What does it mean to be an entrepreneur? 
• You set up the business. You work for yourself. You take on the financial and legal risks. 
• If you were your own business, what would it be?
• What do you need? I.e. a building, employees, supplies, a product. How much would it cost? How would you get the money? I.e. borrow money from the bank by leveraging your house and car. How much would you pay your employees? How would you make your money back that you borrowed? What could happen if you don't make your money back? I.e. the bank would take your house and car from you.
• Friday: Challenge #4 - Create the Newest Machine (what does it do?)
• FRIDAY FAMILY TEAM CHALLENGE - Build A Race Car (Who's car wins the race?)

Saturday: Field Trip to Legoland in San Antonio, Dallas, or the closest city to you that has one