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LEGO Smart Creativity Contest Entry By Ferial Khan, Homeschool
Place the #1 pink LEGO brick under, and in the middle of, the large blue #16 LEGO brick. Attach the orange and yellow #8 LEGO bricks on either side and on the top of the blue brick, making sure that their long axis is the same as that of the blue brick. The orange and yellow LEGO bricks must each be connected to the last 4 connecting studs of the blue brick so that they project beyond the blue brick. Then, on top of the yellow and orange LEGO bricks place the green and gray #12 LEGO bricks onto the last 2 connecting studs to the outer edge, in a perpendicular arrangement. Now use the balance to see which of the remaining LEGO bricks, or combination of bricks weigh the same or not. Essentially, the pink brick acts as the anvil of the 'see-saw'-like balance.
Lesson Learned: The aim of this activity is to develop an understanding of how a simple balance works. A "seesaw"-like balance is constructed and used to compare the weights of remaining LEGO bricks.
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