Lego Education
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Street Sweeper
Today we pulled out one the of Lego Education Kits and looked for something interesting to build. Taka' found the "Sweeper" exercise and we began. As always I LOVE LOVE LOVE Lego Education for the math. Taka first learned about ratio's and percentages thru Lego Ed and continues to strengthen his understanding of fractions thru Lego today. Today's challenge was to help Jack and Jill clean up the park. They had a cart and brooms and wanted to have fun doing it, quickly. The Lego Ed kits comes with the full story, build instructions and ideas for making changes. We almost always do the Lego ideas and then Taka will spend an hour or so making his own ...
Posted Jan 25, 2012, 9:30 AM by K Day
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Click Clock
Taka' decided it was time to dig back into one of his Lego Education kits. Today he decided to build the Click Clock. It's a gear and weight powered clock. This is a really neat lesson and keeps pretty good time.Enjoy the video and pictures :)
Posted Nov 10, 2011, 11:50 AM by K Day
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Field Trip
Last week we went to visit the Lego Store in Water Tower Place. They were having a Grand Re-Opening and Lego Event at the store so we decided to go check it out. It was pretty cool and we had a great time. I was surprised at how organized it was and how many building stations they had for the kiddos. I was even MORE surprised to see a couple of Lego Education kits in the store. Taka was able to have a little chat with the Lego Master Builder on site for the event, spent about an hour building and ended the trip by announcing "I'm hungry". It was a great day for Taka and Lego!
Posted Nov 10, 2011, 11:51 AM by K Day
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Science Is Fun!
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The Lifecycle of a Plant
Last week we did a lesson on the lifecycle of a plant. We've talked about plants before (we have planted them in different materials, learned about what they need ...
Posted Jan 9, 2012, 8:12 AM by K Day
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Cicadas
Growing up we didn't have cicadas every year where I lived. However, here in the Chicagoland area it seems as though we have them every year. We've certainly ...
Posted Aug 23, 2011, 1:27 PM by K Day
Miscellaneous Works
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Aerodynamics
As we begin another Autumn the skies are blue, the clouds are big and the wind is picking up for another great season for kites. Taka' loves to fly kites ...
Posted Oct 15, 2011, 10:42 AM by K Day
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The African Pangolin
Have you ever heard of a Pangolin? I hadn't, until today that is. They are a very interesting animal and may be Taka's new favorite :) Taka likes to ...
Posted May 17, 2011, 12:05 PM by K Day
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