Purple STEAM Videos

My build for week 12, big FAIL 😆
Here is my build for week 12, 'S stands for science'. For this week I really wanted to try mixing science and Lego together. By building a Lego volcano with a chemical reaction, of vinegar and baking soda to recreate a volcanoes eruption...... Unfortunately though the weather was against me, and because of that I had to wait 2 days for a gap in the rain, to be able to film (ev3 are not water proof). Because of this I rushed the testing and forgot to test the robot with the weight of the vinegar in it. So the robot flung it everywhere, except in the baking soda 😂 I ended up just pouring the vinegar by hand... but it obviously is not ideal, and doesn't look near as good. Sorry this build is so late, but as I said the weather has be bucketing down rain for days. In retrospect I should have tested it in the bath, to get vinegar weight right. *I will be posting next weeks challenge tomorrow, and will run for a week (till next Tuesday). But i will also be posting the build for E (engineering) on Monday, so there will be a bit of a overlap,* Violet 💜 *What are people's thoughts on the next 4 weeks being STEAM based?* (I have added in the failed version, because failing is part of learning. Also this took almost as long to clean up after, as it did to build 😂)

Botany plant box, tweezers, pen, and clip board, Violet 💜
Here is an idea ⬇ I have build a little box and tweezers to help monitor the changes in your back yards environment, through the difference seasons. This is called Botany (the study of plants), a botanists looks into the structure and ecology behind plants. This helps them understand plant growth, and monitor changes in our environment. They also use this information to help save endangered plant species. I have also built a clip board and pen, because as Adam Savage said "The only difference between screwing around and science, is writing it down".

After a storm there is always a rainbow. My build for week 11, Violet 🌈
Here is my build for week 11, "Build Something Bright and Colourful". I originally had planed on having the whole build vertical with the ground... but my Lego motor was not strong enough to power it (with out extra gearing). So I thought out side the box and build the whole thing horizontal to the ground, and filmed it from above. I have used 1 motor and 1 Ev3 brick, along with classic Lego and some Lego Duplo. My goal this week was to make people smile, because "After a storm there is always a rainbow🌈". I will be posting a new challenge tomorrow morning, I am hoping it will be a more interactive challenge. I hope this made you smile a little bit, in these odd times. Violet 💜 (and yes that is a guy walking his cat 😹)

Lucy's colourful little house 💕
Lucy has built this colourful little house, with an eco friendly roof top garden (love the explanation💚). I will be posting my build tomorrow morning, so stay tuned😂 Trying out a new more interactive challenge, coming this Monday💜

My Uno card dealing robot, Enjoy Violet💜
Here is my build for week 10, 'Build a game'. I decided to build a robot that deals cards, because it sounded like fun to build😅 It took a couple prototypes to get to the final design, but that's part of learning. I went for the design of having a wheel pressed into the cards, with an elastic band on it, to add friction. I also build a Uno table, because I needed to inset the mech to a lower level, and it looks cool😂 I have programmed it so when you hit the 'grey button' it deals 7 cards to 4 players. And whenever you hit the 'black button' it deals 1 card. The programming took a little while (to get it to deal exactly 7 cards everytime). You could also program it to deal to any amount of players (2,6,8, however many). I really enjoyed this build, and now I have a robot that deals Uno cards! Please Enjoy, Violet💜 To check out more, try my youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZElGU7DPMhB5V1IJuQPiIw?view_as=subscriber

A Bridge with a 'Twist'. My build for week 9,Violet❤
Here is my build for week 9 'Build a Bridge'. I was busy researching when I realised that most bridges are to low for ships to pass under. There are some amazing inventions to get around this, (like bridges lifting up or folding up, ect). I decided to build a 'Turn Bridge', so ships and my Lego pirate ship can travel under it. I have used a strong centar pillar to support the weight of the bridge and the traffic, and have used triangled handrails to add extra strength. I have used 2 Lego ev3, 4 motors, 2 ir sensors, 1 pirate ship, and a remote control. I added a little robot that drives across the bridge, to show how it would work in real life. Hope you all enjoyed this week's build (it was a great excuse for me to build my pirate ship😂). I will post next weeks challenge tomorrow morning💜

If Rapunzel was an engineer. My build for week 7.
My build for week 7, 'Build a Fairy Tale'. If Rapunzel was an engineer, she could have made a lift to save herself from the tower... and save her hair from being yanked! "Rapunzel Rapunzel let down your lift"😂. (ps: the tower is around 1.5 meters tall!) Once again i have used my Lego EV3, Lego Technic, Classic Lego, and Lego Duplo. I am using my EV3 with a remote controller, to more the lift up, and down. I will be posting next weeks challenge tomorrow morning, so get ready 💕

My build for week 6, Mini Golf❤
My build for weeks 6, "Build a sport". I decided to build a one shoot, mini-golf course. I have used 2 Ev3, with 1 sensor and 4 motors. I have designed it so when you hit the ball up the ramp. The sensor reads the golf ball is in the bucket and activates the sling shot. Then gravity makes the ball roll down the ramp, and into the conveyor belt. Down another ramp and into the hole! Please enjoy. As always I will be posting next weeks challenge tomorrow morning. Violet 💜

Hi everyone, this is my build for week fours challenge "Build something for your minifigure to ride". I decided to build an amusement park ride! I love amusement park rides and have always wanted to design one, and I feel Lego is a great way of prototyping real world items. I have named it the "Chuckus-Ruckus" because I think if this was an actual ride people would get very dizzy, and super sick, but Lego does not have health and safety and minifigures don't get sick...so😂 This ride can hold 8 minifigures at a time, and has 2 employees working and running the ride. Once again i have used the Lego EV3, with 3 motors. I have programmed the ride to start slow, speed up, and then end slow again, to make it feel as real as possible. Would any of you guys ride it?

My build for week 3, Violet❤
This week I have built a Lego vacuum cleaner. I build a vacuum because my mother always complains about how much time I spend building Lego, rather then cleaning the house, so her you go mum❤ The idea itself is a rotating X to push the Lego up a ramp and into the storage container.... but I soon realised that is a lot harder to do then I originally though😂 Getting the spacing right, and making the intake actually work.... well it was challenging, and it still needs perfecting, as it often only picks up 80%. My build once again is using the Lego Ev3, 3 motors and 2 sensors. The sensors tell the robot how far away it is from the walls, and the motors move the 2 wheels and the intake mechanism. I will be posting next weeks challenge tomorrow morning❤

Elsie's build for week 3❤
Elsie has built this rolling 'Mum's sign. What a great idea, to making a moving build. Tomorrow is the last day of this week's challenge! I will also be posting my build tomorrow❤

My build for week 2, Violet❤
Sound on, to hear me explaining the build🎶 This week I have created a Lego dolpo frame with a Lego technic, rotating picture core. The idea behind using Lego duplo was to indicate how I have grown from Lego Duplo all the way up to Technic. This build only used, a Lego Ev3, 2 sensors, 1 motor, and a couple of gears. It works by using, a big main gear that meshes to a little gear connected to the motor. Being an Ev3 I also had to write a code on my computer, to tell the Ev3 what to do and when. Hope you all enjoyed building this week's challenge! I will be posting next weeks build tomorrow, so keep an eye out.

Abels build for week 2❤
Abel has made a motion activated, spinning picture frame! He has used a Lego BOOST, a motion sensor, and one motor. Lego BOOST is a great way to start creating Lego robots and learn how to code. Excellent build Abel. There are 2 days left in this weeks challenge! Remember to post in the comments of the challenge post "Build a picture frame".

My build for week 1, Violet💜
Here is my build for this weeks challenge! It runs on 2 Lego Ev3 bricks, 6 motors, and 1 sensor. Being a Lego Ev3, you also have to write code for it to follow (I use Lego Mindstorms, as a coding platform). I know Lego mindstorms is not a commonly known type of Lego. But i find it a very good way of teaching Lego robotics, for all ages. I hope you guys enjoyed this week's challenge! I will be posting next weeks challenge tomorrow morning, Violet💜

Pippis stop motion build.
Pippi has created our first stop motion! This is a great way of thinking outside the box. I find "Stop motion studios" a very simple and fun app to use, to create Lego videos. But of course there a lots of other apps to use. Amazing build Pippi!