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It’s surprisingly amazing how LEGO makes it more interesting when it comes to covering very important areas of study. Whether you are talking about Science, Math, Engineering and Technology or even the social sciences, Lego sure does come handy. The Danish bricks do not only make learning fun, but it makes the student learn more because they can visualize it, thus pulling the trigger of a student’s imagination making learning a lot more fun than usual.

Teachers should be thankful how these LEGO toys make things less complicated and even more fun to learn compared to the boring old ways of teaching. LEGO also bridges the gap of the student-teacher relationship because it makes them interact with each other in a very fun way and since  learning is a two-way process, learning through the bricks can be quite rewarding both for students and their teachers.

LEGO is a helping hand for those teachers who are having trouble on how to make their students pay attention to their lessons. Making use of LEGO sets are very innovative and it is a creative teaching strategy because it does not only make  students eager to listen, but surely, the students will be learning more than usual. There are specially designed educational LEGO brick sets which includes teacher guides, worksheet for students, programming tools and many other things designed for use with the sets.

LEGO is of the most qualified toy because of its awards in recognition of educational value. The toy is safe and is suitable for children ages 2 and above. It is small enough to diddle in childrens little hands and big enough for them not to swallow it.It helps develop children’s personal, social and emotional quotients, communication and language skills and they become more creative too.

As a conclusion, LEGO Education assists students and teachers in making the learning atmosphere more enjoyable but still very educational. It combines the new and primitive learning processes which allows students ages 8 to 16+ to adapt easily to it.

Many people do not like hospitals because they usually remind us of sickness and death. Hospitals save lives though and this is something that all of us should never forget. Although many children are scared of going to the hospital, there are those who really love their doctors especially if the dentist gives out ice cream after every visit.

By modern standards, hospitals are defined as institutions that provide health services. They have doctors, nurses, midwives, pathologists and all types of healthcare professionals whose main concern is your health.

In Legoland, many hospitals have been built and every builder whether young or old never fail to include a hospital in their towns or cities.

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This Lego hospital is a great example of a nice-looking hospital made out of Lego blocks. Composed of three floors, this hospital might only be servicing a small town hence its small size. The said hospital is made out of Duplo blocks (Lego blocks for toddlers). Another Duplo product is the Duplo hospital below. This is another 3-storey hospital just a little bigger than the first one. Maybe this is yet another Duplo hospital for yet another small Duplo town just a bit bigger than the town where the one on the left is situated. Whichever the case, having a hospital in every town is a very important thing because if there are accidents or if someone in your family all of a sudden gets sick, you can always bring them to the hospital so that they can receive professional care.

Most hospitals have specialists for every illness. Do not be afraid of doctors because they can save your life even if the disease you have is life-threatening. For minifigs who always get sick, getting a check up at the hospital is important that is why every Lego builder should keep in mind that hospitals, even in legotowns or cities are also very important.

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Born in Württemberg, Germany on the 14^th of March 1879, Albert Einstein, a well-known physicist and mathematician began his schooling at Munich’s Luitpold Gymnasium. Six weeks after his birth, the family moved to Munich to search for a greener pasture. After a few years, the family moved again but this time they left Germany and went to Italy where the young Albert continued his education. By 1896, he went to the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School located in Zurich and trained there to be a physics and math teacher.  He later on continued teaching as a theoretical physicist in Prague then back to Zurich again. A German, American and Swiss citizen, Albert Einstein was a well-traveled man. He later on renounced his German citizenship for political reasons and moved to the US to teach physics at Princeton University. After the Second World War, Einstein was not only a celebrated scientist but a leading figure in politics. In fact, what many do not know is that the theoretical physicist was offered the presidency for the State of Israel. He of course declined but served as one of the movers and shakers of the newly established country. Together with Chaim Weizmann, a fellow professor, Eisntein established the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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Known today as a very influential figure not only in the world of physics, the Nobel Prize in Physics awardee contributed a massive amount of knowledge to modern physics and a lot of love for the Jewish people since he is Jewish himself.

Apart from the uber popular baby Einstein, we still see Einstein in many forms today and this includes Lego Einstein creations done by Legoland itself and done by those who idolize the physicist.

Introducing Albert Einstein through Lego is a great way for your children to get to know the scientist.

Love Johnny Depp’s Capt. Jack Sparrow  character? If you are a Pirates of the Caribbean fan and also love Lego, you will like the Lego creation at Toys R Us in Times Square. The person who took this photo is 3fold. We do not really know who 3fold is but we got his photo of the Lego Jack Sparrow from Flckr. This wondrous Lego Captain Jack Sparrow stands with pride and in pure awesomeness but it has no date whatsoever to confirm if it is still at the said store. Nevertheless, it is still cool but it would be cooler if it was still there…

Captain Jack Sparrow is a beloved character from Pirates of the Caribbean and it is the character that cemented Johnny Depp’s popularity in Hollywood. Although the actor’s acting prowess was already seen in Edward Scissorhands, being the captain of the Black Pearl expanded the actor’s fan base. Speaking of Edward Scissorhands, there is one amusing Lego version of the character and we found it at Gothmafia.com. Take a look!

Isn’t he adorable? If you do not have snow in Legolandyet, you might want to get yourself this Edward Scissorhands minifig.

If you can’t get enough of Johnny Depp (in Lego) you should also take a look at the custom minifig of his character in Public Enemies. This uber cool villain Lego minifig depicts Depp as a Tommy-Gun-carrying-public-enemy like most public enemies during those days.

The minifig was made by Paul March, a Lego enthusiast but this is not the only Johnny Depp Lego. There are others made by fans.

Who Is Johnny Depp?

Johnny Depp is a celebrated Hollywood actor who started out as a frontman for many garage bands. His plans of being a rock star obviously did not materialize, thank goodness he had talent for acting.

A celebrated master builder, Sean Kenney used to have a desk job much like every regular guy. His love for the plastic bricks however showed a different career path. Getting paid to make lego sculptures may be the dream of every Lego enthusiasts but it is hard to make Lego art. It takes time, effort, patience and of course, lots of Lego bricks to be able to succeed in such an endeavor.

In his website seankenney.com, Sean says that “Creating art with LEGO bricks is a lot more fund than sitting at the office!” After 10 years of working on a serious job, the Lego master builder started doing what he has always loved to do.

Sean started building at a very early age (age 4) and is now known as one of the best Lego builders around the world. His first creation that got the interest of the media is his 50, 000 Lego piece model of Greenwich Village. The creation is complete with pedestrians, taxis and bagel carts along the road making the Lego artwork as interesting as the real Greenwich Village.

In one of his interviews Sean said, “People build models based on what fascinates them. A kid will watch “The Matrix” and then pull out the LEGO pieces to build a hovercraft; I’ll walk along 7th Avenue in Manhattan and go model a cool high-rise. In fact, I was in Madrid a few weeks ago having lunch in a beautiful Spanish plaza, and out of nowhere I got an urge to build the entire plaza! I spent about 20 minutes photographing every building, tree, you name it. The local Spaniards were looking at me like I was crazy—”Some American took a picture of my garbage can!”

When asked if he has plans to recreate the whole of New York City with the coloured bricks, he said ” Well, the city acts more like an inspiration than as a template. My model of Greenwich Village isn’t a literal reproduction of any particular street corner, or of actual buildings. I just wanted to capture the feel of the neighborhood. But there are some parts of town that I would like to create literal reproductions of at some point. Times Square comes to mind—complete with some little LCD televisions! I also thought it would be fun to research a random street corner and build it from the exact same angle in different time periods, say, in 1930, 1970 and today. You could watch it transform from paddy wagons to Vespas to SUVs as the buildings adapt (or crumble) over time. Mulberry Street seemed like a fun place to try out something like that.”

For more information, you can go to Sean Kenney’s website at seankenney.com.

References:

www.seankenney.com and the Associated Press