Made to Recycle. LEGOLAND FLORIDA RESORT Education Resource Guide Grades 2 nd -5 th

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1 Made to Recycle LEGOLAND FLORIDA RESORT Education Resource Guide Grades 2 nd -5 th

2 Table of Contents: Welcome Page 3 Background Information Page 4 Before and After the Visit: Hands-On Investigations Page 5 Discovery Worksheet: LEGOLAND Investigations Page 6 Program Overview Page 7 Educational Objectives Page 8 Florida State Standards Page 8-9

3 Welcome to LEGOLAND FLORIDA RESORT Education Programs: Made to Recycle was developed by the LEGOLAND Florida Resort Education Department. For information on LEGOLAND Florida Education programs, visit The Made to Recycle instructional program is a hands-on activity located in the Imagination Zone area of the Park. The program is available through reservations upon availability. Self-guided programs do not offer instructional activities. Please call to book your school field trip today! Directions: LEGOLAND Florida Resort is located in Winter Haven, just 55 minutes south of the Orlando theme parks. From Orlando take 1-4 west to exit 55 (U.S. Hwy 27 South). Turn right off U.S. Highway 27 at State Road 540/Cypress Gardens Boulevard. Park is 4 miles on the left. Just 60 minutes from downtown Tampa. From Tampa take 1-4 EAST to Exit 27 (Polk County Parkway). Exit Winter Haven (2nd Toll Booth) at S.R. 540 and follow eight miles to Hwy 17 North. Take Hwy 17 North two miles over the bridge to first light and turn right. Follow the signs to LEGOLAND. Arrival and Entry: Please arrive at the park 30 minutes before your program. Please report to the Imagination Zone Area 10 minutes prior to your program. Teachers must be present during the 45-minute program. Lunches: School groups may bring lunches in disposable containers or may bring coolers that may be stored at the Imagination Pavilion. Safety: LEGOLAND Parks are built to the highest standards of quality and safety. Height restrictions apply on selected attractions throughout the park.

4 Background Information When paper and other garbage goes into landfills, it gives off harmful gases that pollute the air. One way to help prevent air pollution is to recycle! Reduce to make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size Reuse is the action of using something again Recycle is to treat or process (used or waste materials) so as to make suitable for reuse: Renewable Energy is energy from a source that is not depleted when used, such as wind or solar power Simple Machine Simple machines simplify our daily lives; they re devices that have few moving parts, if any, but use energy to work. Examples: Wedge, Screw, Pulley, Lever, Incline Plane and the wheel and axle. Compound Machine Compound machines are simply devices that combine two or more simple machines. Motors Motors, like those in a car, are machines that make things move. They can be programmed to turn this way or that way and to move at different power levels

5 Before and After the Visit: Hands-On Investigation Recycle Paper Objectives To recycle used paper to make new paper Materials 4-5 sheets of newspaper Glass bowl Hot water Cornstarch Measuring spoons Aluminum foil Wooden spoon Scissors Sharp pencil Procedure Quick Notes: Check with a grown-up before you begin. 1. Start by cutting the newspaper into small pieces. About 4 or 5 sheets of newspaper will be enough to make 2 small pieces of recycled paper. 2. Put the newspaper scraps into bowl, cover them with hot water, and mix it up until all of the paper is wet. 3. Let the paper sit for a few hours, until it is all mushy. Stir it occasionally. When it looks and feels like oatmeal, you are ready to make new paper. 4. Add a few tablespoons of cornstarch and a little more hot water. Mix it all up once more. 5. Now you have a pulpy, watery mess. Pulp is what you need to make paper, but you need to get rid of the extra water first. You can make a strainer to help you do that. 6. Take a piece of aluminum foil and fold it into a square or rectangle about the size of the paper you want to make. Punch holes in the aluminum foil with a sharp pencil. 7. Now it is time to make the paper. Take a new sheet of aluminum foil and put it on top of extra newspapers. 8. Then, spoon some pulp on top. When the aluminum foil is covered with a layer of pulp, use your strainer to press out the extra water. The pulp that is left behind will become your new sheet of paper. 9. Pinch together any holes in the paper. 10. Finally, put aluminum foil and books on top of your paper and press it flat. Then take off the books and the top layer of foil and leave it out overnight so that it can dry. 11. When it is done, peel the paper from the aluminum foil. You can leave the edges rough or trim them to look like a card you buy in the store.

6 LEGOLAND Florida Resort has capitalized on several environmentally friendly projects that have truly made a positive impact for our guests. At Ford Junior Driving School, the 12 ride vehicles are charged entirely with solar power, letting kids take the wheel for a qui-et, energy-efficient circuit around a mock road. The ride vehicle solar panel initiative is steadily progressing in LEGO City as we focus our attention to Boating School and Ford Driving School. Resort guests driving electric or hybrid vehicles can now take advantage of a two-car charging station recently installed in front of LEGOLAND Hotel. A 30-kilowatt solar panel array is mounted atop the park s Imagination Zone venue. The system supports Tampa Electric s Renewable Energy program, which lets the company s customers purchase a portion of their electricity from renewable sources. LEGOLAND Florida Resort and Tampa Electric are partnering on a 2-megawatt solar energy project that will produce electricity and shade. Tampa Electric will install a canopy of solar panels over the Resort s preferred parking lot, adjacent to the theme park entrance. When operational later this year, the solar photovoltaic installation is estimated to produce enough electricity to power up to 250 homes annually, while shading more than 600 vehicles.

7 Program Overview Discover programming and how we can use it to complete simple tasks Work is a measure of the effort, or force, used to move an object over a distance Motor is a machine, usually powered by electricity that supplies motive power for a device with moving parts. Sorting is to arrange according to sort, kind, or class; separate into sorts; classify Compare tactics Using the programming system compare the differences on how each team completes their tasks Learn how the program can speed up or slow down depending on motor speed Discover and explore the different methods on solving the puzzle Build a model, and then program it to move! 1. Construct a model of a dump trunk 2. Create a program to make your dump trunk s bed move 3. Experience how simple machines work together 4. Work together to solve the puzzle

8 Made to Recycle Overview Educational Objectives Learn intermediate programming skills while working on team building skills. Work in teams to construct a dump truck out of LEGO bricks Create a drag and drop program to make your Milo move Experiment with different programs in order to complete the given tasks Florida State Standards GRADE TWO Science/Big Idea 1: Nature of Science SC.K.N.1.1 Collaborate with a partner to collect information. SC.K.N.1.5 Recognize that learning can come from careful observation. Big Idea 10: Forms of Energy SC.K.P.10.1 Observe that things that make sound vibrate. Big Idea 12: Motion of Objects Investigate that things move in different ways, such as fast, slow, etc. GRADE THREE Science/Big Idea 12: Motion of Objects SC.1.P.12.1 Demonstrate and describe the various ways that objects can move, such as in a straight line, zigzag, back-and-forth, round-and-round, fast, slow Big Idea 13: Forces and Changes in Motion SC.1.P.13.1 Demonstrate the way to change an object is by applying a push or a pull

9 GRADE FOUR Science/Big Idea 1: The Practice of Science SC.2.N.1.1 Raise questions about the natural world, investigate them in teams through free exploration and systematic observations, and generate appropriate explanations based on those explorations SC.2.N.1.2 Compare the observations made by different groups using the same tools Big Idea 13: Forces and Changes in Motion SC.2.P.13.1 Investigate the effect of applying various pushes and pulls on different objects SC.2.P.13.4 Demonstrate that the greater the force (push or pull) applied to an object, the greater the change in motion of the object. GRADE FIVE Science/Big Idea 1: Natural Science SC.3.N.1.1. Raise questions about the natural world, investigate them individually and in teams through free exploration and systematic investigations, and generate appropriate explanations based on those explorations. SC.3.N.1.2. Compare the observations made by different groups using the same tools and seek reasons to explain the differences across groups. Big Idea 10: Forms of Energy SC.3.P Recognize that energy has the ability to cause motion or create change.