Connect January • February 2011 If You Build It . . .

Building Bridges Betsy Bennett Stacey 1

Designs from our Past Ann Rubino 4

Future City Judith Vihonski 10

Building Ancient Civilizations Margaret Strand 13

Design Sketching Bob Coulter 16

Literature Links 18 Resource Reviews 20

Planting the Seeds of Stem in Elementary Students Leslie McRobie 22

Imagination, Invention, and LEGO® Blocks Casey Murrow 24

LEGO® Blocks and STEM William O. Gardiner IV 25

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 26

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