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(...) There are also some DNA models (chiral superstructure) in Brickshelf : (URL) (19 years ago, 9-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.edu)
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(...) Hi Anita, Thank you for your answer, it has made my day brighter as I like the ideas you talk about. - Being open minded as you are ("I will never look at my bricks the same") - Sharing ideas - LEGO as a smart toy and teaching tool Didier (19 years ago, 9-Sep-05, to lugnet.edu)
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I've gotten a lot of interest in animation after showning several kids 'Revenge of the Brick' www.treehouseanimation.com/rotb including "The Making of...". I have several kids using MLCAD, L3PAO, and POV Ray to create walk sequences. This is all (...) (19 years ago, 17-Aug-05, to lugnet.edu)
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(...) For you, Scott, anything. I've been thinking about publishing something in the mathematical literature, but I'd love to write a more accessible article for a general (brick-obsessed) audience. It surprises me how little I have read about Lego (...) (19 years ago, 18-Jul-05, to lugnet.edu)
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(...) <snip> Great stuff Teddy! I love this math stuff, keep it coming! Cyndi (19 years ago, 18-Jul-05, to lugnet.edu, FTX)
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(...) Geez, if my instructor used LEGO to demonstrate integration, I'm sure I wouldn't have struggled as much in my university math courses... (19 years ago, 17-Jul-05, to lugnet.edu, FTX)
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(...) Awesome Ted! (Hey, sorry I've been so aloof, even to you my closest AFOL neighbor. I haven't even thanked you yet for the bloody Christmas card!) :) But on topic, I must admit, I personally would use those in a Pirate display. For sure! ;) (...) (19 years ago, 17-Jul-05, to lugnet.edu, FTX)
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(...) (snip) (...) Teddy, This is Cool, and a great story! Any thoughts about contributing an article about this to BrickJournal? Scott Lyttle (19 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.edu, FTX)
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Here's the result of a twenty-minute building frenzy: (URL) What is it? A big blue castle? A very wobbly ocean? A sombrero? No! It's a cosine. Really and truly. Here's how I built it in twenty minutes: 1) I didn't build it. 2) I had students build (...) (19 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.edu, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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(...) Have them call Pitsco, the set is sold there: (URL) is an activity pack for this set as well: (URL) don't know if it contains building instructions for the basic 4 models. -Rob. XPost to .edu and .dacta (19 years ago, 12-Jul-05, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.edu, lugnet.dacta)
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Howdy all, A teacher emailed me asking where she could find instructions for set: Amusement Park 9725. She has 5 of these sets, but no manuals. Can this be found online somewhere? Thanks for your help! best, TJ (19 years ago, 12-Jul-05, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.edu, lugnet.dacta)
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(...) Very cool. There's something very powerful there. (...) I've had my students make their own kits. They have way more hands than I do. And once the kits are made, I can re-use them in more time-compressed situations. The car race sounds like a (...) (19 years ago, 29-Jun-05, to lugnet.edu, FTX)
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Last summer, I ran a Lego Geometry workshop at UU church camp. It totally rocked. When participants left the first day, they were saying things like, "Now I finally know what ratios are good for." These are adults, mind you. It gave me such a charge (...) (19 years ago, 29-Jun-05, to lugnet.edu, FTX)
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(...) Please do! By no means are my ideas original but I think they will enjoy it. Please note: on Day One, all I hear is, "I need help", "I need help". I encourage them and then ask, "which pieces (because I have sorted the pieces into the (...) (19 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.edu)
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(...) You could expand your themes. You should include the popular themes of City, Castle, Space and Adventure. "Real" modeling and interacting with minifigs is very popular. By adding these themes and Train, the fourth day could be a combined (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.edu)
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Hi Brian, Just have to say what a neat program this is. I like the idea of building by sight and then building "remotely". I teach adults (or at least young adults) and it's often difficult to get them to accept failure as part of the learning (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.edu)
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(...) Unfortunately, the fee structure this year is a little on the high side: $40. Last year, Jake McKee was able to supply our LUG with an event kit. Unfortunately, this year, Jake did all he could for us but he was unable to help us out with any (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.edu)
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(...) Wow, that is a really neat program. What kind of fee structure and room requirements do you have? How much LEGO is given to each participant? Andy (20 years ago, 3-Jun-05, to lugnet.edu)
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Every summer I hold a week-long one hour per day LEGO Building camp through my local Parks and Rec program. This year, I have 28 participants signed up. I divide up the participants into groups of 9 (For those who need math help, that is 3 groups of (...) (20 years ago, 3-Jun-05, to lugnet.edu, lugnet.build, lugnet.org.us.cedarlug, lugnet.announce)
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This is a bit of a repost, because the date changed. For those of you who don't already know, I present educational hands-on LEGO® building exhibits at museums, schools, etc. The Web site for this work is at (URL). I'm holding my first annual Brick (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.events, lugnet.announce, lugnet.edu, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.org.us.lrgoaa, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.loc.us.oh.tol, FTX)
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