4-H Lego Project Record Book - University of Idaho Extension

Name:
Address:
4-H Club:
4-H Leader:
4-H Lego Project
Age (as of January first):
Years in Lego Project:
Record Book
Cloverbud
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The 4-H Emblem is:
A green four-leaf clover with the
letter “H” on each leaf is the
emblem. Each “H” stands for a
part of the pledge -
Head,
Heart,
Hands,
Health
The 4-H Colors are:
Green and White.
Green symbolizes nature’s most common color.
White symbolizes purity.
The 4-H Motto is:
“To Make The Best Better”
This motto challenges everyone involved in 4-H to
do the very best job they can.
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Flag Pledges
The American Flag Pledge:
“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of
America, and to the republic for which is stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
(When repeating the pledge, your right hand should be placed over your heart
which is on the left side.)
The National 4-H Pledge:
I Pledge:
My Head to clearer thinking
My Heart to Greater loyalty
My Hands to larger service, and
My Health to better living for my club,
my community, my country, and my world.
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Twin Falls County 4-H Cloverbuds
���Discover new strengths and talents.
���Learn cooperation.
���Practice making good choices.
���Strengthen the family unit.
���Gain confidence and self-reliance.
Things to Remember
My Club Leader’s Name
My Club Leader’s Phone #
My Meeting Time
My Meeting Place
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4-H
Cloverbuds

Name:
Cloverbud Project Record
This is my ______ year in Cloverbuds.
We had ______ Cloverbud meetings/trips.
I went to ______ of these Cloverbud meetings/trips.
I went to ______ regular 4-H club meetings.
What did you take to the fair? (list)
_________________________________________
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Parent/Guardian Comments:
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Parent/Guardian Signature: ____________________
Date: ___________
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NOTE:
Objectives of the 4-H Cloverbud
Lego Project
1. To gain experience creating and designing with Legos.
2. To explore and use your imagination with building
materials.
3. To participate in group activities within your 4-H club.
��Cloverbud projects are for the child to explore and
discover project areas.
��Cloverbud projects are not to be judged or placed in
any 4-H activity.
��Safety of the child should be the primary concern
of the cloverbud project.
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Lego
Word Search
L E A R N T P Z K C Y B
F Q C L Q D L E G O I L
C A X S A E O X L N O O
O Z Z N S S U C A N P C
N W P A D I I S S E A K
S S L P F G Y V E C S S
T X M M G N B B D T D Q
R E O B H R U N F F S W
U D I M A G I N E G P E
C C K N J E L M G H L R
T R I V K W D L H J A T
V C R E A T I V I T Y U
LEGO
DESIGN
PLAY
CREATIVITY
BLOCKS
SNAP
CONSTRUCT
IMAGINE
CONNECT
SETS
BUILD
LEARN

Bug House
It is very interesting to investigate pet animals and their way of life.
However, a jar is not a good place to keep a pet insect.
It needs shelter, food and water in order to survive – and it wants to have fun.
Construct
Design and make a wonderful bug house that:
�� is easy to see into
�� has safe hiding places that bugs would like to use
�� does not let the bugs escape
�� provides plenty of air, water and food.
Contemplate
Snails, beetles and caterpillars (herbivores) are easier to keep than spiders, ants or centipedes.
Is there plenty of air? Check and see. Can the bugs get out of the bug house? Put the bug
houses with their bugs in a big plastic tub. Check from time to time to see if there are any
escapees in the tub. Do the bugs like their hiding places? See what happens if you shine a
bright light into the bug house. Are they eating the food you have given them? Put the food in a
clean dish. Leave the dish overnight and then check to see what the bugs have eaten. Leave the
dish during the day and check again. What did you discover? (With the help of an adult, write
down what you learned from the project in the Story section below.)
Continue
● Invent a brand new block "bug". Name it and tell what it does.
● Turn your bug house into a bug catcher. Leave it in an outdoor garden overnight. In the
morning see which bugs have moved in!
● Investigate the many unusual homes that insects live in.
Learning Values Suggested Materials
Animals have needs 9090 XL DUPLO Bulk Set
Ventilation and light Either real or pretend insects
Secure structures Plastic wrapping
Animal behavior Small dishes to hold water and food
Soil
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Rooftop Gardens
Most big cities have tall buildings with apartments for people to live in. Unfortunately, not every
family can have a garden of their own, so you often find a garden on top of the building instead.
Getting there may be a bit dangerous, especially when using a ladder and carrying things like
plants and shovels, etc.
Construct
Design and make safe outside steps leading up to the rooftop garden. The rooftop should:
�� be at least 5 Duplo people high
�� have steps that go up one step at a time – and are as safe as possible
�� include a device to lift up heavy things for the rooftop garden.
Contemplate
How high up is the rooftop? Measure its height with a Duplo person. Can you use a different
measuring device? Try using a piece of string, a ruler or a strip of paper. Do the steps go up one
at a time? Check the top steps especially. These can be hard to get right. How safe are the
steps? Check to see if the person climbing the steps can fall off the side at any point. Railings or
ropes on the open sides of the steps would help a lot. Are the steps strong and stable? The
stronger and more stable, the better. How does your device to lift up the tools work? Try using
some sort of pulley system and string. (With the help of an adult, write down what you learned
from the project in the Story section below.)
Continue
● Build a set of safe steps on wheels.
● Make it possible to use the same set of moveable steps on two rooftops with different heights.
● Steps are a real problem for people in wheelchairs. How do builders make it possible for
people in wheelchairs to move around in new buildings?
Learning Values Suggested Materials
Stable structures, forces 9027 LEGO® DUPLO® Bulk Set
Measuring 9089 Tubes Experiment Set
Testing functionality String, wool, straws to make safe railings
Garden materials.
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Maze
Attach the pieces
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SUSHI
Use Your Imagination!
Use your imagination to build buildings, cars, animals, food, household items, etc.
Do NOT use a kit or predesigned building set or design manual.
List 4 things you want to try and make
1. ___________________________________
2. ___________________________________
3. ___________________________________
4. ___________________________________
PENCIL
LEGO TOWN
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AIRPLANE
What worked?____________________________________________________________
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What didn’t? _____________________________________________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________
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There is no doubt about it, Lego Kits can be fun, but look at some of the neat stuff people
have made just by using their imaginations!
WAFFLE
HAMBURGER
DRINK & FRIES

Lion Cub Playground
Leo and Lucy the lion cubs are very active and love to play. That is actually how they learn the
lion’s way of life. They need plenty of interesting activities to give them exercise and challenges,
and to keep them occupied.
Construct
Design and make an interesting and fun playground for the lion cubs. It should:
�� Allow the cubs to practice climbing and balancing
�� include swings
�� include high platforms for the cubs to practice jumping from.
Contemplate
How many different things are there for Leo and Lucy to do? Count and see. How many lion cubs
can use the playground at the same time? The more the better. Are there some easy and safe
activities for the youngest lion cubs? Even though lion cubs have a natural ability to climb, jump
and attack, they need to be able to practice at different levels of difficulty. Are there some really
difficult activities for the more experienced lion cubs? If not, make some. The more exciting and
challenging the better. Lion cubs like to climb high. How high can Leo and Lucy actually climb?
Use some sort of measuring device to see how high the platforms are. Are they still safe to climb,
or do you need to stabilize them in some way? What distance can the lion cubs climb without
going over the same challenges twice? (With the help of an adult, write down what you learned
from the project in the Story section below.)
Continue
● Rebuild or improve your playground to include the longest “Obstacle Course” possible where
the cubs do not have to touch the ground.
● Where do wild lion cubs live? Find out about what they eat, how they live and the enemies
they have.
tures
Learning Values Suggested Materials
Taking care of animal needs 9660 DUPLO Early Struc-
Safety and recreation 9089 Tubes Experiment Set
Designing challenges with a purpose String & twigs
Testing functionality Soft landing materials
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Maze Game
Have you ever played a maze game, where you hold a little maze in your hand and try to
make the ball roll from the one end to the other? Here is a new maze game that you can
build yourself – and that’s in 3D too!
Construct
● Build a wall around the edge of a big building plate.
● Decide where the game is going to start and how to get the ball rolling (use the tubes and put
them into a tower).
● Build some obstacles for the ball to roll around or through.
● Hold the base plate and roll the ball around – see if you can make it go slowly – can you make
it go fast?
Contemplate
Where did you make the game start and end? Can the ball roll uphill? What happens if the tube
turns up at the end? Does it slow the ball down? Is it better to roll the ball quickly or slowly? Can
you make it speed up or slow down? (With the help of an adult, write down what you learned
from the project in the Story section below.)
Continue
● Try making a scoring system – the difficult obstacles should have a higher score than the
easy ones.
● Add flags or numbers to show the score, so that the players can keep track of their points.
● Try making a tunnel out of DUPLO bricks or a bent piece of cardboard.
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Learning Values Suggested Materials
Creating and controlling movement 9089 Tubes Experiment Set
Investigating gravity 9071 Large DUPLO® Building Plates
Observing cause and effect in action Paper, crayons, cardboard
Improving eye-hand co-ordination
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Color The Construction Kids
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Holiday At The Farm
People who live in big cities often like to spend their holidays on a farm. It’s great to experience
life on the farm – and especially fascinating to visit the stables and see how farm work is done.
The MacDonald family would like to build a place where they can have guests to stay.
Construct
Design and make a special holiday house at the MacDonald farm for six visitors to stay in. It
should:
�� have at least three bedrooms
�� have space for the whole family to have meals together
�� connect to the farmhouse so that visitors can move from one building to the other without
getting wet.
Contemplate
Does the holiday house have at least three bedrooms? Are the rooms big enough for at least two
visitors to sleep in? Check to see. Have you considered whether the house can accommodate
disabled people, e.g. in a wheelchair? How would they get around? Wheel a chair around in the
farmhouse and find out what the problems are. Find a way to solve them. Is there a way to
connect the holiday house to the farmhouse? It should be covered. Test to see if it works.
Sprinkle in water to see if you can walk through without getting wet. What other facilities will
visitors need in the house? Find two more things and add them to your building. Why would
people who live in cities like to spend their holidays on a farm? Do farmers get holidays? Where
would they like to spend their holidays? (With the help of an adult, write down what you learned
from the project in the Story section below.)
Continue
● Design and make a garden for the house to make it look real nice.
● Construct a way to protect the garden from the farm animals.
Learning Values Suggested Materials
Finding out how buildings work and 9227 Farm Set
testing functionality (logic) String, straws, cloth (for bedding)
Considering other people's needs waterproof material for the roof
garden materials
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Holiday Village
People love to go on holiday in Stiltsville. All the houses are on stilts, and the children can just
slide down these to go outside and play. Beneath the houses there are swings that the children
play on all day long!
Construct
● Think about where you would like to go on holiday – and then build your imaginary
holiday house on stilts.
● Use your model to make up stories about people who go on holiday in your holiday village!
Contemplate
How do people get from one end of your holiday village to the other? Is there something for
children of all ages to do? What kind of things would you like to do when you get there? Think up
a good name for your holiday village. (With the help of an adult, write down what you learned
from the project in the Story section below.)
Continue
● Make a poster showing your holiday village.
● Try making the thing you like most about your village really big on the poster.
● Draw smaller pictures of other things to see and do there around the edge of your poster.
Learning Values Suggested Materials
Language and non-verbal communication 9302 Community Builders Set
The ability to mirror the world through creative play 9306 Bulk Set with Special Bricks
Using imagination to create new stories and events Large sheet of paper, crayons or paint
Pebbles for the seaside
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World Village
The town has been chosen to host the next big games! There were stadiums and swimming
pools to build, and a whole new village to create where the athletes would live. People from all
over the world would be arriving. The people would need to feel safe. The emergency services
had to think about the big crowds and how to reach people quickly. So much to do – and so little
time! Can you help the people of the town to get ready for the games?
Construct
● Build some houses for the athletes to live in.
● The athletes and visitors will need somewhere to eat. Build a café and restaurant.
Contemplate
The big games are an international event, so there will be all different types of food needed. Can
you name some of them? When people have been eating there is often a lot of rubbish. Make
sure your village encourages people to keep it clean and recycle cans, glass and paper rubbish.
How will you manage? (With the help of an adult, write down what you learned from the project in
the Story section below.)
Continue
● How will people find their way around the village? Make some signs that show the people
where the different buildings are.
● If there is an emergency, the emergency services may need to get in and out quickly – make
sure your village is a safe place to be.
● The opening ceremony is always a really special event. Organize the opening party with
decorations and a spectacular light show!
Learning Values Suggested Materials
Developing social awareness 9247 Community Workers Set
Interaction with people from different cultures 9302 Community Builders Set
Appreciating the roles of different community workers 9224 Community People Set
Paper and crayons for signs, string
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Project Story
With the help of your leader, teen leader, parent or adult helper,
answer the following questions about your project.
1. The most important thing I learned was: _____________
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2. Things I want to learn more about are: ______________
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3. Mark which Lego projects you did.
__ Bug House __ Holiday at The Farm
__ Rooftop Gardens __ Holiday Village
__ Lion Cub Playground __ World Village
__ Maze Game __ Use Your Imagination
4. Did you finish all of the Lego projects you started? ______
5. List all the Lego projects you started but didn’t finish and why.
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Photos
Photos of your different Lego projects can be
attached to this page.
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Information adapted from Adams County, Colorado State
University Extension, and various other sources.
Project ideas from www.lego.com
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