Buy Instruction on MOCPLANS Next MOC Formula One car designed by Gordon Coppuck, with input from John Barnard Introduced in 1973 and developed till the 1977 James Hunt won the World Championship in the epic season 1976 with this version This model has full working suspensions, steering wheels, V8 engine, rear stabilizer bar Read the full history of the real car on Wikipedia Buy Instruction on MOCPLANS Previous MOC Next MOC 1992 Formula One car designed by Adrian Newey The most advanced car in the era of active suspension system Nigel Mansell won the World Championship with a then record 9 wins in a season This model has full working suspensions, steering wheels, V10 engine, rear diffuser Eagle Weslake Mk1 T1G 1967 Formula 1 car designed by Len Terry The only american car to win a F1 GP Dan Gurney won the 1967 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa This model has full working suspensions, steering wheels, 12 cyl V engine, rear stabilizer bar
1982 Formula 1 car designed by Harvey Postlethwaite The latest car of Gilles Villeneuve This model has full working suspensions, steering wheels, 6V cyl turbo engine Remote Control with XL and M motors LEGO Power Function 1988 Formula 1 car designed by Gordon Murray and Steve Nichols The most dominant F1 car in the history of F1 Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost won 15 out of 16 GP and the World Championship This model has full working suspensions, steering wheels, V6 cyl turbo engine, diffuser 1966 Formula 1 car designed by Colin Chapman The car with higher number of cylinders to win a F1 GP (BRM engine H16) Jim Clark won the 1966 US Grand Prix at Watkings Glen This model has full working suspensions, steering wheels, 16 cyl H engine, rear stabilizer bar 1983 Formula 1 car designed by Gordon Murray The most powerful car in the history of F1 Nelson Piquet won the World Championship This model has full working suspensions, steering wheels, 4 cyl straight turbo engine
1978 Formula 1 car designed by Gordon Murray Niki Lauda won the Swedish GP at Anderstorp This model has full working suspensions, steering wheels, 12 cyl flat engine, rear stabilizer bar, rear fan 1975 Formula 1 car designed by Mauro Forghieri The first F1 car with transverse-mounted gearbox Niki Lauda won the World Championship This model has full working suspensions, steering wheels, 12 cyl flat engine, rear stabilizer bar 1968 Formula 1 car designed by Colin Chapman The first car with structural engine, wings, and promo colour scheme Jim Clark and Graham Hill in the same team, won the World Championship This model has full working suspensions, steering wheels, 8 cyl V engine, rear stabilizer bar 1977 Formula 1 car designed by Derek Gardner The only six-wheeler car to win a F1 GP Jody Scheckter won the Swedish GP at Anderstorp Buy Instruction on MOCPLANS Previous MOC 1978 Formula 1 car designed by Colin Chapman
The first car with ground effects and skirts Mario Andretti won the World Championship This model has full working suspensions, steering wheels, 8 cyl V engine, side skirts This page is dedicated to the photo session held in my LEGO room at the end of november 2013, when Mr Filippo Sala and Marco Angeretti (the photographer) have prepared the full equipment for the photo shoot. I personally took some pictures with my small compact camera to capture the moment and the passion they put in this activity. We almost spent a whole day starting from the initial setup to the last shot, with a final digression on my family! The best way I've found to thank Marco for his dedication was to create a LEGO vignette about this backstage, but this is another story...LEGO and science are a natural pair. Many LEGO sets over the years have incorporated science and STEM, from this NASA Mars Rover set, to the LEGO Mindstorms robotics series, to the upcoming female scientist sets, which celebrate women in science and aim to encourage young girls’ interest in STEM fields.
But there are many other great ways to use LEGO to explore a variety of scientific topics, including biology, physics, engineering, and more. Here are ten of our favorite LEGO science activities. The LEGO Mindstorms series of building sets are a great way to introduce kids to robotics and programming. A project of Tufts University, LEGO Education, and others, LEGO Engineering offers detailed lesson plans for learning about science with Mindstorms. This page includes links to download free lesson plans for studying the science of sound, animals, properties of materials, and simple machines. Build a LEGO car that’s powered with a chemical reaction. This simple LEGO science activity uses just LEGO bricks, a film canister, and Alka Seltzer tablets. The link includes building directions, as well as discussion questions to ask, and data to gather and analyze. Have you ever wondered why tall skyscrapers don’t fall during earthquakes? Engineers test their designs carefully to be sure they can withstand forces, including the shaking caused by an earthquake.
One way to do this is with a shake table, which mimics an earthquake’s shaking. With a few common materials, students can build their own shake tables and use it to test a LEGO tower’s stability. Challenge students to see how high a tower they can build that will pass the shake test. Like the activity above, this experiment also uses a shake table to simulate an earthquake. However, while the previous experiment focused on a building’s height, this project explores how building on different types of surfaces—clay, gravel, sand, soil—will affect a structure’s stability. Build a car powered by a balloon and experience Newton’s second law of motion in this activity. The link provides detailed directions and information about the science behind the lesson. Kids can experiment with different car shapes and designs and race to see who’s car works best. You could even try a race between your balloon-powered car and the chemical reaction car above. This would be a fun activity for a hot summer day.
Freeze a LEGO man, then have kids pretend to be an archaeologist. What’s the best way to excavate the LEGO man? Kids can try different methods, like digging with a toothpick, adding salt to make the ice melt, or using water. Encourage them to think like a scientist as they work to solve the problem. Using only a sheet of tinfoil, have kids experiment with creating a hydrofoil that can hold a large amount of weight (in this case, a big pile of LEGO bricks!) What shape will float the longest with the most weight? Young kids will have fun exploring the concepts of sinking and floating in this activity. This creative student was assigned to build a model of a plant cell, and chose to complete the project with LEGOs. He even created a key using a LEGO modeling program, similar to CAD (Computer Aided Design) software that engineers use. LEGO Digital Designer is a free LEGO modeling program, similar to CAD (Computer Aided Design) software that engineers use. While CAD is often offered as an elective for high school students, there are benefits for younger kids in exploring design as well.