Our lesson begins with an exciting story that opens our students’ minds to the exciting world of STEM. This engages our students and allows them to use their imagination and critical thinking skills. One of the goals of our trained instructors is to inspire our youths to want to become an important part of society. Using building blocks in conjunction with other tools and mechanical parts, our students develop their building skills.
The lessons start with a brief demonstration that is immediately followed by building Young Engineers models. Bricks Challenge participants use our building blocks set exclusively made by the Young Engineers research and development team. Each lesson inspires students to create, build and learn through a fun and entertaining Bricks Challenge experience.
Overview of Bricks Challenge Curriculum:
Students who are participating in Bricks Challenge will learn important theoretical and practical lessons. Bricks Challenge introduces students to important scientists and inventors such as Leonardo Da Vinci, Sir Isaac Newton, Archimedes, and more. Each of these valued figures have played a significant role in the development of science and technology today. We use their stories to inspire and educate our young engineers.
Bricks Challenge participants learn about many different topics of classical mechanics, including the following: the laws of physics, centripetal force, force of inertia, kinetic energy, potential energy, law of action-reaction, lift force, torque, leverage points, load distribution, force conservation, angular momentum, and more. Students learn the necessary mathematical skills required to make the scientific calculations needed to build their models.
Bricks Challenge Program Objectives:
- Foster planning and time management skills
- Encourage independent creative thinking
- Develop one’s ability to analyze engineering processes
- Broaden knowledge of laws of physics and various natural phenomena
- Improve spatial recognition
- Cultivate a sense of self-efficacy
- Expand interpersonal communication skills
Bricks Challenge Models:
- Amusement park rides
- Aircraft
- Various types of transportation machines
- Cranes
- Elevators
- Modern machinery
