Crossroads Christian Academy students do more than just play
Students from the Crossroads Christian Academy rally around one of the Lego robotics tables during the regional competition last November. The school sent two teams of fifth and sixth graders to the competition, each of whom built and programmed their own robots. (Photo provided by Eric Smith)
MARQUETTE — Learning with Legos is becoming popular at one local school. At Crossroads Christian Academy in Harvey, two different groups of students have spent time using the small plastic building blocks to expand on their knowledge. Teacher Michael Elliott’s first-, second- and third-graders recently completed a small scale replica of a town, made completely out of Legos, and they didn’t do it just for fun. The project was part of their regular academic work and something that’s usually used for toys became educational tools as well. “Each kid took a part of main street to build,” said Elliott. Structures ranged from a bank, a church and a homeless shelter, to a city park, complete with trees. “The creativity that’s available from Legos, both with colors and shapes. It’s a great resource, I think. And it’s a lot of fun along the way,” Elliott said. The goal of working with younger students and translating 2D to 3D was threefold, said Elliott.
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