The Brick Fan

LEGO News, LEGO Reviews, and Discussions

Page 519 of 1707

LEGO Education Collaborates with NASA for STEAM Learning

LEGO Education has teamed up with NASA for a 10 week lesson series for engaging STEAM learning. It is a free STEAM learning series called Build to Launch: A STEAM Exploration Series that will be launching in September designed to encourage student curiosity on the Artemis I mission.

LEGO® Education and NASA collaborate on 10-week lesson series for engaging STEAM learning

Through hands-on lessons, students will learn about the Artemis I mission and what it takes to launch a rocket to the Moon while being inspired to explore STEAM careers

Billund, Denmark (June 17, 2021) – Today, LEGO® Education announced a collaboration with NASA on a free digital STEAM learning series that will launch in September 2021. Build to Launch: A STEAM Exploration Series is designed to spark student curiosity and increase engagement in STEAM through the upcoming Artemis I mission. The 10-week series includes interactive episodes and open-ended prompts grouped into three learning themes aligned with the mission: Getting to Space, Testing and Transport, and Working in Space.

Teachers looking to reengage and excite their students in learning as they come back to school this fall can easily implement this standards-based series for grades K-12 into their curriculum. From astronauts to engineers and flight controllers, each interactive and hands-on lesson will highlight and explain careers at NASA to inspire students to see themselves in these roles. Students will work together to solve out-of-this-world problems just like the NASA teams they’re learning about. Throughout the series, students will also follow along and interact with the LEGO®

Continue

LEGO Ideas Third 2020 Review Stage Winner Announcement Tomorrow

LEGO has announced that the LEGO Ideas Third 2020 Review Stage winner will be revealed tomorrow. It will be at 3pm CEST which is 6am PST. There are 25 projects in the running to become an official LEGO Ideas set. They are also doing a giveaway for the LEGO Ideas 21319 FRIENDS Central Perk set signed by its Fan Designer Aymeric Fievet if you can guess the winner.

Amazon Prime Day 2021 Now Live

Amazon Prime Day 2021 is now here and there are tons of great deals to be had for the next two days. These deals are only for Prime members so if you’re not one, you can sign up for a 30 day free trial and get all the same benefits including free two day shipping.

As far as LEGO deals are concerned, there are sets that are discounted from 30%-50%. I’ll try to list them but there might be too much to list so go for what you’re interested in.

LEGO Star Wars The Razor Crest (75292) – $77.99/40% off
LEGO Star Wars Resistance A-Wing Starfighter (75248) – $18.99/37% off
LEGO Ideas (92177) – $48.99/30% off
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes War Machine Buster (76124) – $19.99/43% off
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Avengers Ultimate Quinjet (76126) – $47.99/40% off
LEGO City Fire Chief Response Truck (60231) – $17.99/40% off
LEGO Friends Heartlake City Amusement Pier (41375) – $77.99/40% off
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Avengers Compound Battle (76131) – $59.99/40% off
LEGO Technic Rescue Helicopter (42092) – $18.99/53% off
LEGO Hidden Side Newbury Abandoned Prison (70435) – $23.99/40% off
LEGO City Straight and T-Junction (60236) – $8.99/40% off
LEGO City Sky Police Air Base (60210) – $44.99/50% off
LEGO Disney Enchanted Treehouse (41164) – $29.99/40% off
LEGO DUPLO Police Station (10902) – $13.99/53% off
LEGO DUPLO World Animals (10907) – $65.99/34% off
LEGO DUPLO Wrecking Ball Demolition (10932) – $35.99/40% off

LEGO Swing Ship Ride (5006746) Promotion Live on LEGO Shop

The promotion for the LEGO Swing Ship Ride (5006746) is now live on the LEGO Shop. From now until June 30, you can get it for free with purchases of $85 or more while supplies last. You have to be a LEGO VIP member and logged into your account for the promo to show up in the cart. The promo also doubles up with the LEGO DOTS Photo Holder Cube (30557) with purchases of $40 or more in LEGO DOTS, LEGO VIDIYO, or LEGO Friends.

The Swing Ship Ride celebrates the Festival of Family Fun and the front of it says Leg Godt which is Danish for Play Well. This set looks to be the first in a line of carnival-type sets with a Carousel (5006745) also being revealed recently.

LEGO Ideas Floating Island (Using Tensegrity) Achieves 10,000 Supporters

The Floating Island (Using Tensegrity) by Seb_E is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The microscale build uses tensegrity which has five wires to stabilize the island. The island itself has a castle, small houses, two mills, and an airship.

The project now joins Imperial Island Fort, Movie Set, Lifeguard’s Shack, A-Frame Cabin, Spaceballs, The Costume Store, Boston Dynamics Spot 1:4 Scale Motorized Model, Medieval Tavern, Tavern Under the Snow, Women of Computing, Working Mini Golf Course, Brick Walk, and Medieval Harbor as the ones to reach the Second 2021 Review Stage.

LEGO Rewards Center Sweepstakes for Signed Paul Bettany Vision Photograph

LEGO has launched a new sweepstakes on the VIP Rewards Center for a signed Marvel Paul Bettany photograph. It costs 50 points and you can have a maximum of 50 entries for the signed Vision photo. The photo also comes in a sealed Lucite case for easy display. If you look on the secondary market, Paul Bettany’s auto does go for quite a bit. The sweepstakes ends on July 11.

LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets (76389) Review

LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets (76389)

Continuing with my reviews of the new wave of LEGO Harry Potter sets, the next one I’ll be checking out is the Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets (76389). The set has 1,176 pieces and retails for $129.99 and it is based on the second movie.

LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets (76389)

LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets (76389)


Minifigures

There are a whopping 11 minifigures in the set which include Harry Potter, Ginny Weasley, Colin Creevey, Luna Lovegood, Justin Finch-Fletchley, Tom Riddle, Gilderoy Lockhart, Albus Dumbledore, Professor Sinistra, Nearly Headless Nick, and Anniversary Lord Voldemort.

Harry has on his usual black robe that is open to show the gray sweater. He has a double-sided head that shows him with a smile on one side and a scared expression on the other. His accessory is the Sword of Gryffindor.

LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets (76389)

LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets (76389)

LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets (76389)

Ginny Weasley also has on a black Gryffindor robe but it is closed so you can only see a sliver of the inner sweater. Her double-sided head shows her with a smile on one side and a sad expression on the other. Her accessories include a wand and Tom Riddle’s diary.

LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets (76389)

LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets (76389)

LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets (76389)

Colin Creevey also has a clasped robe similar to Ginny. His double-sided head shows him with a smile one one side and a sad look on the other. His accessories include his wand and camera.

LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets (76389)

LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets (76389)

LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets (76389)

Luna also has a closed robe but with Ravenclaw colors. Like with the others, she has a double-sided head showing a smile on one side and a sad expression on the other.

LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets (76389)

LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets (76389)

LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets (76389)

Justin Finch-Fletchley is a rather minor character but a nice addition even though … Continue

« Older posts Newer posts »

© 2025 The Brick Fan

Theme by Anders NorenUp ↑