Using Building Bricks in Your Makerspace

Growing up I never imagined building bricks, like LEGOs or BrickLab Brick packs, would be a serious part of curriculum; I just liked to build and create with them. I enjoyed reading the instructions and following each step to create something fun and exciting. At the time I had no idea that I was building some of my first STEM skills.

Once I became an educator, I realized how useful building bricks are as a teaching tool. They promote creative thinking by allowing students to assemble and disassemble creations to discover how they actually work. With the pieces, students are given the chance to learn in a tangible way instead of just listening to a teacher explain abstract concepts.