Lego Activity

Goals

To meet and interact with classmates
To study the idea of **process* and algorithm writing

You will be assigned at random to a team of 3-4. When joining your new group, introduce yourselves, and share: * Introduce yourselves, and share: * Name * Where you are from? * Where do you live on campus? * What courses are you taking this fall? * Share a “boring” or unexpected thing you are good at

Phase 1

Phase 1 (5 minutes)

Move to sit with your team
Introduce yourselves!
Examine your Lego model, pass it around
- Do not disassemble!
Discuss shape as a group (what is its shape, what might it be for)
Learn as much about it as you can
- Without taking it apart
- Without taking notes
- Without drawing or taking pictures

When time is up, return Lego model to instructor!

Phase 2

Phase 2 (5 minutes)

Build a copy of your Lego model from the parts provided
- without the model
Work as a team, discuss your model When time is up, return Lego parts to instructor and discuss:
What worked for this model?
What was challenging?
What would you need to do better?

Phase 3

Phase 3 (5 minutes)

Examine your Lego model, again
Discuss it with your group
As a group, on paper, write instructions for building your model
- Without taking it apart
- Without drawing or taking pictures

When time is up, return Lego model

Phase 4

Phase 4 (5 minutes)

Move to join your new team
Introduce yourselves
Get instructions and parts from instructor
Build the new model

When time is up, return parts, and discuss: * What worked and what was challenging? * How useful were the instructions, how could they be made better?