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Re: LEGO Research, HELP!
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Fri, 5 Nov 1999 15:04:23 GMT
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Hello Ricky,
Ricky Wong <rwong@acsu.buffalo.edu> wrote in article
<FKp371.253@lugnet.com>...
> Greetings,
>
> I'm attempting to prepare a speech on how LEGO toys are great as far as
> versatility in play and educational purposes.
> I'm having difficulties locating substantive resources to back my claims.
> If anyone can provide info pr just point me in the right direction, I'd
> greatly aprreciate it. Please email me with responses and thanks for your
time!
I don't know that this is concrete 'proof' that LEGO is educational (though
it certainly is), however you may want to check out this article by Fred G.
Martin (from MIT), entitled 'The Art of LEGO Design'. Fred was kind enough
to allow me to feature it on my website a few months ago.
http://www.execulink.com/~apotome/artoflego1.htm
It illustrates how LEGO can be used to create many simple machines and
mechanisms, and some of the fundamental techniques used in creating larger
more sophisticated models.
I hope that helps you in some way. Let us know what else your research
turns up.
Regards,
Allan
--
Expert Builder Website - The Megaproject Showcase
http://www.execulink.com/~apotome/expert.htm
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| The Art of LEGO Design is a great resource, but there also have been dozens of journal articles, memos, books, and conference proceedings written about the educational use of LEGO that might provide you with a more formalized view about the (...) (25 years ago, 7-Nov-99, to lugnet.edu)
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