AY Honors/LEGO® Design/Answer Key
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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:
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.
A. Car, truck, or other land vehicle.
B. Plane, helicopter, or other aircraft.
C. Ship, submarine, or other watercraft.
D. Brick built animal or plant based on a real species using at least 10 pieces.
E. Machine, appliance, or robot (without power functions)
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.