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To all,
It is time for my annual (3rd year) Summer LEGO Camp through my local Parks and
Rec program. Since the last camp http://news.lugnet.com/edu/?n=247 I have
relocated from Cedar City, Utah to Spanish Fork, Utah.
After the move, I found that Spanish Fork had a more advanced Parks and Rec
program than Cedar City! I presented the camp about 5 months ago to the
organizers and they agreed, after the customary jiggles about Adults and LEGO.
Part of the agreement was that I assumed the risk of pre-purchasing the sets.
No problem, one can always use more LEGO.
Another round of laughs were generated when I presented my available time slots
for the camp which included three 5-day sessions with 9 participants in each
session.
The laughs shortly ended after the first 2 days of registration; 27 children
signed up filling all three classes and a waiting list was generated. I am
hoping for a 4th class in August.
Anyway, please read the thread too, http://news.lugnet.com/edu/?n=247, for a
better idea of the previous camps.
Once again, I am using the “Creator” line for the bulk of the sets. 3 of the
days and the take home set are from “Creator”. I am going to try Andrew Cross’
suggestion http://news.lugnet.com/edu/?n=251 to create a city on one of the
days.
Again, I am pre-separating the models for ease of building.
Here is the outline of events:
Day 1: Mini Pod Collection
5 Minutes – Micro Building (Cutebot)
5 Minutes - Introductions - Get to know the participants and me
10 Minutes - LEGO Part Lingo - I hand out a paper with printed LDraw parts and
we discuss how to ask for and name a part, such as, 2 x 3 plate, 2 x 2 cone,
etc. 40 Minutes - Set Building (Build 1-4 Models from the set)
Day 2: Wild Hunters
5 Minutes – Micro Building (Seagull) (Optional)
5 Minutes - MOC Presentations
10 Minutes - LEGO Part Lingo
10 Minutes – Speed build. Time Participants on building a frog made of 11
pieces. 30-35 Minutes - Set Building (Build 1-3 Models from the set)
Day 3: Highway Haulers (4891)
5 Minutes – Micro Building (Car) (Optional)
5 Minutes - MOC Presentations
10 Minutes - LEGO Part Lingo
15 Minutes - Back to Back Building. Two participants are given two different
models. One model is completed and the other model is just pieces. They sit back
to back and one participant using the completed model and Parts Lingo tells the
other participant how to put their pieces together without looking at the model.
Then they trade roles. It is a blast to get back together and see how the models
turn out. 20 Minutes - Set Building (Build 1-2 Models from the set) 10 Minutes
- Double Elimination Racing. I bring in some planks of wood and we race the cars
down the planks. Most times the wheels are too small and the model too light to
race in a straight line every time. Anxiety is high just trying to get past the
finish line!!
Day 4: City Building (5482)
5 Minutes - MOC Presentations
10 Minutes - LEGO Part Lingo
45 Minutes – I will design a city using LEGO road plates and then ask the
participants to create buildings, houses, etc. to populate the city
Day 5: Robo Platoon (4881)
5 Minutes - MOC Presentations
15 Minutes - LEGO Part Quiz - Follow-up from the Part Lingo. I hand out a paper
with new printed LDraw parts and the participants need to match the part with
the name. 30 Minutes - Set Building (Build 1-3 Models from the set) 15 Minutes
- Free Building (Participants can use the remaining bricks to MOC)
I will be taking pictures but I am unsure, at the moment, where I will place
them.
Suggestions and Feedback are appreciated.
Thank you,
Brian Pilati
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