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1. Know the following terms:

A. Element: Any item made by LEGO®. For example: Bricks, plates, tiles, all minfigure parts and accessories
B. Stud: The round connection point on top of a standard brick.
C. Brick: A standard plastic element. Usually 6 sided (including top and bottom) and ranging in widths and lengths between 1 and 16 studs.
D. Plate: A flat plastic element. One third the height of a brick element.
E. Base Plate: A flat plastic element with no attachment points on the bottom and thinner than a standard plate.
F. Tile: Similar to a plate however with no attachment points or studs on top.
G. Slope: A brick that has been modified to have a downward incline. The top of the brick has fewer connection points than the bottom of the brick.
H. Inverted Slope: A brick that has been modified to have an upward incline. The top of the brick has more connection points than the bottom of the brick.
I. Hinge: One or more elements that are combined to allow connected pieces to move in any range of motion.
J. Technics Brick: Specialize elements that are designed to connect with axles and pins. These may or may not have standard connect points.
K. Power Functions: Elements that are designed to store, carry, and use electricity. For example: Battery Packs, power cords, lights, motors, remote controls, and remote control receivers.
L. Minifigure: Typically 4 elements that make up a LEGO® person: 1. Hat, hair, helmet, etc. 2. Head 3. Torso, usually includes arms and hands 4. Legs, usually includes waist
M. Studs Not On Top (SNOT): A style of building where connection points face in any direction other than up.
N. My Own Creation (MOC): Your own design of something. Not from instructions.
O. Axles and Pins: Specialize elements that are designed to connect Technics bricks and similar elements. Often used in moving parts for vehicles.

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

A. Micro Scale (1 city block equals 32 studs)

B. Minifigure Scale (6 feet or 2 meters, equals roughly 6 studs)

C. Ultimate Collector Scale (larger than Minifigure Scale and smaller than 1 to 1 scale)

D. 1 to 1 Scale (Actual Size)

3. 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 bedroom, 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.

4. Choose one of the following:

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

B. Use LEGO® as part of a school project.

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

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

D. Brick built animal or plant based on a real species using at least 10 pieces.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://dogmilk.designmilk.netdna-cdn.com/images/2011/01/lauren-santo-domingo-vogue-apt-7.jpg&imgrefurl=http://dog-milk.com/spotted-lego-dog/&h=626&w=500&tbnid=muA_WLuUwCPfDM:&zoom=1&docid=tJnDWiLMyAWcCM&ei=fuGRVYXOLcnnsAW54ZaIDg&tbm=isch&client=safari&ved=0CEEQMygdMB0

E. Machine, appliance, or robot (without power functions)

http://www.electronicsblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/BrikPi-LEGO-robot.jpeg

7. Write a 250 word paragraph, or in a 3-5 minute presentation to you group or club, tell how you can use LEGO® to witness to those that don’t know about God.

Notes

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.

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