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Non euclidean geometry fantasy tower8/7/2023 ![]() ![]() Schemes for huge, inflatable, launch towers reaching up to 20km have been put forwards. The old ones were highly adapted to space travel, and even described as venturing back into space to defend their colony here in the deep past - so I wondered, although daydreams might be a more apt term, if one purpose of some of those extremely high 'mountains' might have been mass launch platforms, to get them above most of the atmosphere before launching with whatever system they used. It could be that they are much higher than any purely natural mountain's because of this - I think I recall that, with modern building materials, structure in excess of 15km high are theoretically possible if money's no object. ![]() Perhaps some schools in Singapore are already using it, but I wish so much that the teachers, principals and educators in Singapore will give more attention to using more creative and fun means in the classroom.Nice to make your acquaintance Nate The Antarctic mountains that are the titular 'mountains of madness' are described as having a major artificial component, or heavy modification. Lego can be used to supplement and zest up traditional classroom setting. It is a Danish brand, and thus, close to my heart. Programmes range from simple to advanced, starting with simple programming and building skills and progressing to creative designs and engineering solutions. Through exciting topics such as Secret Agents, Circus and Desert Islands, children learn about mechanical components and use motors to power their great inventions.Ĭhildren learn to create simple computer programs that control the behaviour of robots using LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education software and LEGO Technic sets. They learn about simple machines in the home and local community, and design and build their own models using DUPLO® Early Simple Machines sets.Ĭhildren build and design increasingly advanced mechanisms using LEGO® Technic and LEGO System sets. This programme combines fantasy, imagination and storytelling with simple explorations of historical events and geographical facts using a variety of LEGO® tiles and bricks.Ĭhildren explore ways in which people and things move – for example, how animal and human bodies bend and jump, and how machines lift or spin. They experiment with patterns and invent and play a variety of games. My World of Adventures for 5-year-oldsChildren explore air, sea, land and space travel they design and build different types of vehicle and investigate how they move. Through storytelling and creative building, they use increasingly descriptive language as they build a variety of models and objects using DUPLO® and LEGO® bricks. They learn to classify, estimate and measure. They become aware of differences between themselves and the people around them and develop the self-confidence to express ideas as they build and play with a huge variety of DUPLO® and LEGO® SOFT bricks.Ĭhildren explore shape, size and colour, and learn about how things work in the home and local community. Participate in Monthly Lego Quest Challenge for Kidsĭevelopmental Milestones for Playing Legoįurthermore, accordingly to, in general the type of legos appropriate for the different age group are as follows:Ĭhildren explore their world of family, friends and animals. Making Cozy Buildings with Lego and Hole Punching Card Making Flags of Different Nations with Lego Bricks Lego Car & Duplo Trucks Cardboard Printables Making a Storage Container with Lego Bricks Teaching Pattern Recognition with Lego Bricks Teaching Addition and Subtraction with Lego Bricks Teaching Number Recognition by with Lego Bricks ![]() Making Montessori Number Rods with Lego Bricks ![]() I am compiling a list of fun and educational stuff one can use with Lego from all the creative mothers out there from different websites and blogs and will expand on the list below as I go along:ĭeciphering Between Sizes with the Red Rods or Rainbow Lego Rods With creativity, the use of it as an educational tool is limitless. Lego can be used to teach Maths, Language, Culture, etc. ![]()
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