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LEGO Smart Creativity Contest Entry By K Walker, Walker Christian Academy
1. Put students in teams of 2 or 3. 2. Give each an equal amount of bricks. 3. Give them the name of something to build. 4. Start with one student and each student gets to add 1 brick at a time trying to build the item you have named (like car or house). 5. Students cannot talk or help or tell the others where to place their brick. 6. Have each group share what they have managed to build.
Lesson Learned: Cooperation, inventiveness, team work, hand coordination