[Creative Treasure Box EP2] Little ballerina, fulfill your dance dreams!

Hello everyone, I'm Teacher Sloth! In this series, Teacher Sloth will share some block creations, some may be complex mechanical designs, while others may be simple model creations, so that every time you click on an article, it's like opening a "Creative Treasure Box," always full of unexpected surprises!

Did you know that originally ballet was danced by men?

In the early days, ballet was forbidden for women to perform, and even female roles were played by men wearing wigs and skirts to cross-dress. It wasn't until later, with the rise of female empowerment and the introduction of ballets like " La Sylphide," that female ballet dancers gradually outnumbered males.

Want to try ballet but can't quite get the steps? Don't worry, let's use Gigo building blocks to make it happen!

★ Parts Preparation

Below are the parts required for this model. Feel free to swap them out with your preferred colors!

★ Assembly Steps

Base

1. Assemble the C-5×13 DUAL FRAME, C-LONG PEG, and C-15 HOLE DUAL ROD to build the base.

2. Install theC-40T SPINDLE GEAR into the C-AXLE CONNECTOR and place it in the position shown to complete the base.

*It is necessary to ensure that the gears can rotate normally!

Dancer

1. You can design the appearance of the dancer as you like. For this design, use B-CUBE for the head, C-3 HOLE DUAL ROD and C-BENDED ROD for the arms and legs, and use a C-40T SPINDLE GEAR as the skirt.

2. After completion, place it on the C-40T SPINDLE GEAR on the base!

Stage Background

1. Place two C-5×10 FRAME at the rear. The position can be adjusted at will.

2. You can draw a stage background by yourself (the size is about 11cm x 11cm), or you can download the sample file provided by Teacher Sloth and print it out.

Sample file: https://reurl.cc/RyprZz

3. Cut it out and place it on the C-5×10 FRAME with C-SHORT BUTTON FIXER.

★ How to play

Rotate the C-40T SPINDLE GEAR next to the ballet dancer and let her perform an elegant ballet!

★ Scientific Principle

The scientific principle employed in this model is the "gear transmission" in simple mechanics.

Gears are common components in daily life, consisting of mechanical parts with toothed edges. Gear transmission involves two gears meshing to transmit power and drive machinery. The gear transmission varies in power depending on the number of teeth on each gear. For instance, if a large gear rotates a small gear, it accelerates, while if a small gear rotates a large gear, it decelerates.

Gear transmission is widely utilized in various technological applications in daily life, such as in clocks, watches, generators, and more. In this model, two C-40T SPINDLE GEAR are combined to increase the distance of the effort arm without jamming.

★Postscript

Sometimes creativity doesn't necessarily mean making the model very complex. Even with just a few parts, by combining them with paper cards, a lifelike ballet performance can be presented. This is the manifestation of creativity.

The creative treasure trove also has more novel ideas, so let's look forward to the next unboxing article.

Keywords:

Ballet, gear transmission, creative models, sculptural creation, Teacher Sloth, Gigo building blocks.

Curriculum(NGSS)：

K-2-ETS1-1 Engineering Design

K-PS2-2 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions

HS-PS3-3 Design, build, and refine a device that works within given constraints to convert one form of energy into another form of energy.

3-5-ETS1-1 Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.