In a blog post for Scholastic, teacher Alycia Zimmerman breaks down the many cool ways she uses Legos to help her students understand a variety of math concepts. Because of the range of block sizes ...
ASPEN – There are about 62 Lego bricks for each one of the world’s 6 billion people. That number surprised Steve Durso. But his son, Niccolas, couldn’t care less. Niccolas was one of more than 100 ...
In September my two young reporters and I had the distinct privilege to interview a Lego Master Builder. Ever since my eight year old saw the Lego Movie, the concept of a Master Builder has been ...
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vermont—Publisher Brigantine Media, based in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, has just released a complete program for teaching math using a popular household toy – LEGO bricks. Teachers and ...
There are tons of different ways to teach your kids basic math concepts, but if you’re looking for something a bit more fun, the folks over at Scholastic have a guide for using LEGO bricks to teach ...
Throughout the Tri-State, young students are acquiring technical skills, thinking about real-world problems and competing on teams — all while playing with the products of an 84-year-old toy company.
BOISE, Idaho — A teacher at Rolling Hills Public Charter School in northwest Boise is taking a hands-on approach to math education. 5th-grade teacher Fiona Bartels is teaching the complexity of math ...
This Friday a documentary will be released by the name of "A LEGO Brickumentary," and in it, a math professor will tell you how many different LEGO creations you can make. Of course the real number ...
WILLIAMSTOWN -- Three starships later, it turned out the 10-minute time barrier was too much for the scrappy Williams College crew of math students. On the other hand, there may have been a couple of ...
Aficionados of all types have a certain lingo that goes with their hobby or obsession. That would include fans of Harry Potter, Star Trek, Star Wars or, yes, even those who build with LEGOS. For most, ...