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Behind the scenes of STEM Moon Shot with BrickJournal
This fun article came out of a long conversation with Joe Meno as I was unloading and assembling the Saturn V rocket at Brickslopes last summer.
Joe is the creator and editor of BrickJournal, one o...
From idea to kit: a discussion with Eljay Johnsen
Eljay and I talked for almost two hours on all sorts of topics related to LEGO, but mostly about the STEM Moon Shot event and how I go about making kits. Someday, he and I are going to do a series on ...
The art (and fun!) of the mosaic
One of the activities on February 3 will be helping to build a mosaic out of LEGO elements.
Every digital photograph, screen, monitor, or other electronic display uses pixels to make an image. LEGO ca...
Diving into the Apollo 11 flight plan
As you come to STEM Moon Shot area, you will get your Flight Plan to begin your exploration of the event and BSU’s Engineering & Science Festival. Well, this has a basis in the Apollo progra...
Exploring the Apollo program
As a child of the 60s, space exploration was my life. I watched when Neil Armstrong stepped foot on the moon. I followed every mission and dreamed of being an astronaut.
Around the STEM Moon Shot main...
Stickers for the micro Saturn Vs
We have stickers! Signs Now on Orchard did a great job printing the wonderful work of Jonny Smith (the project’s Graphic Designer). These will make the Micro Saturn Vs look like they can fly! Mo...
It’s not a competition without prizes…
What would be appropriate awards and prizes for STEM Moon Shot… let me think… LEGO, that’s it, LEGO! Here are the prizes for the event that will be distributed throughout the day. Mo...
LEGO Free Build
What would you do with 20,000 LEGO bricks? What could you build? Over the next few days before the STEM Moon Shot event, I am going to give a little background on what activities will be available. So...
Unpacking a half ton of bricks
What do 186,250 LEGO bricks look like? Well, funny you should ask… this is what 186,250 LEGO bricks look like, and they weight almost 1,000 pounds!
Today the brick arrived (on three half pallets...