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In this activity, students experiment with various LEGO building techniques. They will learn how to create circular walls and connect walls in three different ways, the difference between a beam and a column, and how to join bricks. Students will practice each technique before applying what they have discovered to a LEGO Challenge project. Additionally, students will discover how real-world construction is similar to LEGO construction and identify these strategies in actual construction. You can

Full lesson plan plus resources for making thaumatropes. You can find a full writeup of this and other lessons at STEMbits.org

Introduction lesson for Google Slides animation. Full lesson plan with videos, examples, and presentation slideshow. You can find this and other lesson plans on my blog: STEMbits.org

The " Finish that Tune!" activity in Song Maker challenges students to become musical detectives. Presented with incomplete melodies, they embark on a mission to identify and fill in the missing notes. You can find the full lesson plan for this activity at https://www.stembits.org/post/music-and-coding-song-maker

In the Music Shape activity, students use Song Maker notes to form a shape and then describe the sound it produces. You can find the full lesson plan at https://www.stembits.org/post/music-and-coding-song-maker

A full lesson plan on making thaumatropes with your students. Includes a presentation slideshow, videos, and worksheets. This lesson along with other lessons are posted my blog: STEMbits.org