Students in the Junior LEGO League built model climate measuring tools using LEGOs with motorized parts.

December 19, 2008 - Students in the Boght Hills Junior LEGO League recently built model climate measuring tools using LEGOs with motorized parts as part of the 2008 Climate Connections Challenge.

The challenge is part of the Junior FIRST LEGO League, a national program designed to spur students' interest in science and the world around them. Each year, the League issues a challenge that requires students to work together in teams of up to six, guided by an adult coach, to:

• Investigate the theme, according to the specific challenge instructions

• Document how they researched and what they learned on a creative poster

• Build a model out of LEGO elements, incorporating a moving piece

LEGO League students at work.

This year, six teams of students researched and studied global climates, climate changes issues, climate measuring tools and the environmental impact of potential climate changes. The teams presented their models and were awarded certificates at the Showcase Night on Tuesday, November 25.

Junior FIRST LEGO League is a collaboration between the LEGO toy manufacturing company and FIRST, a New Hampshire-based, not-for profit organization that designs programs to motivate young people to pursue education and career opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math.