LEGO® NINJAGO® Interview
LEGO® Friends Jungle Rescue
Awesome Cool Creations
LEGO CITY Ocean Exploration
LEGO Technic™
School Construction
Meet MAX
3000!
SEPT - OCT 2020 Special Edition Magazine
SPECIAL SPECIAL
FALL INTO FUN FALL INTO FUN
ISSUE!ISSUE!
LOOK INSIDE:LOOK INSIDE:
WOW, MAX REALLY
CHANGED HIS LOOK
OVER THE SUMMER!
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Look for these icons on activity pages. They will tell you if the activity is easy, hard, or somewhere in between. Try them all and see how you do!
It’s a new school year and that means lots to discover, new friends to make and more. We’re here to help you get started right, with this special edition of the school newspaper. You’ll find a new comic starring me, an interview with Lightning Ninja Jay, fun facts about the world’s jungles and oceans, a look at the equipment being used to build the school’s new gym, and tips on how you can get your desk in awesome order. So let’s get started!
LEVEL 1Easy
LEVEL 2Somewhere in-between
LEVEL 3Hard
LOOK!
WELCOME BACK!WELCOME BACK!A Note from the Editor
GOING TO SCHOOL IS REALLY IMPORTANT, BUT,
BOY, AM I TIRED.
I WISH I HAD SOMEONE WHO COULD GO FOR ME TODAY. HEY, WAIT A MINUTE … I’VE
GOT A GREAT IDEA!
I DID IT! NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO TELL IT’S NOT ME.
CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
MAX COMIC
GREETINGS.
I AM MAX 3000.
WHEN’S LUNCH?
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Max’s Desk
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GREETINGS.I ATTENDED MUSIC,
ART AND SCIENCE
CLASS. I HAD PIZZA
FOR LUNCH. I JOINED
THE SWIM TEAM, BUT
HAD TO QUIT BECAUSE
I STARTED TO RUST.
I ALSO WROTE
14 ESSAYS,
DID ALL THE
MATH HOMEWORK
FOR THE YEAR,
AND BUILT A
WORKING 200
FOOT TALL
LEGO SPACE
SHUTTLE, ALL
IN UNDER FIVE
MINUTES.
THE TEACHER
SAID TO TELL
YOU NICE TRY,
AND SEE YOU
TOMORROW.
HOW DID IT GO? HOW WAS CLASS? I BET EVERYONE
THOUGHT YOU WERE ME, RIGHT?
WAIT A MINUTE …
OH, NO …
BACK TO BACK TO SCHOOL?SCHOOL?
Adventures of MaxI CAN HARDLY WAIT
FOR MY MAX 3000 ROBOT TO GET HOME! I WONDER HOW
THE SCHOOL DAY WENT?
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MARCH OF THE MARCH OF THE AT-ATAT-ATss!!
Entertainment Section
BONUS QUESTIONBONUS QUESTIONThe AT-AT first appeared in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. TRUE / FALSE
How much do you know about these mighty Imperial machines? Take this quiz and find out!
1. AT-AT stands for “All-Terrain Armored Transport.” TRUE / FALSE
2. AT-AT weapons include laser cannons, blaster cannons and the atomic sneeze. TRUE / FALSE
3. One way to defeat an AT-AT is to tie its legs together. TRUE / FALSE
4. There would have been more AT-ATs at Hoth, but they ran out of snowshoes for them. TRUE / FALSE
AT-AT TRUE OR FALSEAT-AT TRUE OR FALSE
AT-ATs are about the most awesome Star Wars vehicles! These were used by both the Empire and the First Order to try to walk right over their enemies, and they are pretty indestructible (unless they step in tauntaun poop, then they take forever to clean). You can see them in multiple Star Wars™ movies, video games, and more. They have become one of the most recognized symbols of the Star Wars universe!
© & ™ Lucasfilm Ltd.
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Lunchroom Meme: Cut it out and hang it up!
© & ™ Lucasfilm Ltd.
THERE IS NOTHING LIKE
TAKING NAPSIN MY SLEEP POD.
TAKING NAPS
I AGREE.
THAT IS THE WAY.
THAT IS THE WAY.
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Explorer’s Club
ALPACA MOUNTAIN RESCUE!ALPACA MOUNTAIN RESCUE!Written by Mia and Stephanie
We just got back from a school trip to South America. Our science class was there to learn about jungles, mountains and rain forests, the wildlife that lives there, and how we can all help to protect the environment. A photographer from National Geographic came along to take pictures of our expedition.
We made a base camp in
the foothills of the Andes.
We were there to learn
about alpacas, a herd
animal that lives on farms
here and is prized for its
MIA: I flew my helicopter
near the top of a
mountain to check out
some alpacas on the
high slope. Just then, my
instruments showed the
mountain was a volcano
about to erupt. I had to
act fast.
STEPHANIE: Mia radioed
me and we came up with
a plan. I made my way to
the herd of alpacas and
slipped harnesses around
the animals. One by one,
Mia airlifted them with the
helicopter and deposited
them where they would
be out of danger.
Not long after that,
Andrea and Emma
arrived by hot-air balloon.
What the four of us
learned is that the wild
is a place of great beauty,
but unexpected dangers
too. Animals and birds
of all kinds call the
wilderness home. If it
gets destroyed, they
will have no place to
live and may go extinct.
TIP: You can help migrating
birds to make it home to
Central and South America.
By putting a bird bath or a
bird house in your yard,
you can provide
water and shelter
for birds as they
fly south for the
winter.
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National Geographic Insignia and Identifiers have been provided by and used with permission of National Geographic.
wool. Little did we know
we would wind up in the
middle of an adventure!
DID YOU KNOW?
Alpacas are sometimes
used to guard sheep
herds. They’re so tall they
can spot danger before
the sheep do.
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TEAMING UP TO SAVE THE WORLDWhat do LEGO Friends and LEGO
City have in common? They’re
both teaming up to show how
simple creative ideas can make a
big difference in the world. Find
out more in the November issue of
National Geographic Kids and on
NatGeokids.com
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COOLBOOKGIVEAWAY
HOW
THESE
CUTIES
GOT A
SECOND
CHANCE
RESCUEKOALA
FUN COMICWILD RIDESDOG HEROES
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Mia and Stephanite need a lot of equipment on their adventures! Can you find the items in this picture?
FIND THE MISSING GEAR!FIND THE MISSING GEAR!
77Need Help? Answers can be found on page 9.
Magnifying Glass Computer Telescope Walkie-talkie Flotation Device Lantern
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COOL CREATIONSCOOL CREATIONS1. Take a photo of your child’s
awesome build. You might see it on this page in a future issue.
2. Go to LEGO.com/magazine.
3. Download and complete the Submission Form from LEGO.com/magazine. Then email it along with your photo.
See the Submission Form for the email address.
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HI EVERYBODY!CHECK OUT THESE
AWESOME MODELS BUILT BY KIDS IN THE UNITED
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Animal LandLisa, age 6, USA
Happy TownGreyson, age 7, USA
LEGO City Under AttackJack, age 6, Oliver, age 9, Elsie, age 10, USA
Battle DestructionElijah, age 7, USA
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Builder’s Lab
LEGO Friends: Pages 6-7
ACTIVITY SOLUTIONS
LEGO Star Wars™: Page 4 1. True 2. False 3. True 4. False Bonus: True
LEGO Technic™: Page 15
1. Backhoe 2. Bulldozer 3. Crane 4. Dump Truck 5. Forklift 6. Excavator
LEGO City: Pages 12-13
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Student Writing Section
So, Jay, what brought you to the ninja kingdom of Shintaro?
JAY: My fellow ninjas and I were invited to a princess’ birthday party. We were excited to attend - we heard Shintaro is a really cool place. Turns out, it’s fantastic for epic battles! Not so much for birthdays.
How come?
JAY: Cole found out that underneath the city
there are these dark, damp dungeons. There’s a wicked Skull Sorcerer forcing two tribes to work for him. So, we’re going to take him down because that’s what ninjas do!
Is he dangerous?
JAY: He knows a lot of magic and he’s got skeleton warriors and this big skeleton dragon working for him. Lots of skeletons. But I guess when you’ve got “skull” in your name, that kind of goes with it.
Any advice for the students at our school?
JAY: Well, I’m an inventor, so science is the best. Staying in shape is important too - you never know when you might have to fight your way out of a dungeon. And if you get invited to a birthday party, make sure you at least get a piece of cake before things get messy.
Finally, tell us something about you that no one knows.
JAY: In between adventures, sometimes I like to write funny haiku poems about my friends, I wrote one about Kai that you can have, okay?
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MEET JAYMEET JAYTHE LIGHTNINGTHE LIGHTNING NINJA!NINJA!
Jay is one of the heroic ninjas who have saved the world of NINJAGO® again and again. Although the battles in Shintaro are constant, we were able to quickly interview him before evil villains regrouped for their next attack.
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CREATE YOUR CREATE YOUR OWN HAIKU!OWN HAIKU!
Student Writing Section
A haiku is a special kind of poem. It is only three lines long. The first line has five syllables, the second line has seven and the third line has five. Check out the example on the right written by Jay and then try writing your own below.
(5 syllables)
(7 syllables)
(5 syllables)
MY HAIKU
1111
Kai is cooking food,
Phew! What is that awful smell?
Time to order out.
1
1
1 2 3 4 5
2 3 4 5 6 7
2 3 4 5
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Oceanographic Research Lab
UNDERSEA UNDERSEA
TREASURES!TREASURES!
LEGO® City supports National Geographic Society Explorer Grants.
National Geographic Insignia and Identifiers have been provided by and used with permission of National Geographic.
START
DID YOU KNOW?
Submarines come in
all shapes and sizes.
The very first submarine
was built way back in
1620 by Dutch inventor
Cornelis Drebbel.
CAN PEOPLE LIVE UNDER THE SEA?Written by: Jack Neighbour
MEET NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC UNDERWATER EXPLORER GRACE YOUNG.
Did you know that scientists and explorers have been living underwater for years now? An engineer named Grace Young spent two weeks living in an underwater habitat called the Aquarius – an air-filled living space not much bigger than a school bus.
While she was inside, Grace adapted a high-speed camera for use underwater that’s fast enough to catch underwater critters in action. She has filmed all kinds of creatures with her camera, like the mantis shrimp, which hides and then snatches prey. She’s also filmed how a lizardfish moves along by coiling its body like a spring and shooting itself out of the sand.
Grace Young loved her time living under the sea, and even after breaking the surface to feel the sun on her face again, she can’t wait until she can return underwater after dreaming up more ways to study the mysterious marine life that lives there.
SEA JUNKSEA JUNK
MAZEMAZEIt’s important that we
all do our part to keep
the oceans clean.
Can you help the
deep sea diver
clean up all 4
pieces of junk as
you navigate
through the maze?
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TEAMING UP TO
SAVE THE WORLDWhat do LEGO City and LEGO
Friends have in common? They’re
both teaming up to show how
simple creative ideas can make a
big difference in the world. Find
out more in the November issue of
National Geographic Kids and on
NatGeokids.com
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COOLBOOKGIVEAWAY
HOW
THESE
CUTIES
GOT A
SECOND
CHANCE
RESCUEKOALA
FUN COMICWILD RIDESDOG HEROES
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Oceanographic Research Lab
Science class this month has been all about the things you
can find under the sea. Not only are there shipwrecks and
treasures down there, but also thousands of different species
of marine life. Most of the planet Earth is made up of oceans,
but we have barely explored any of it. Scientists and explorers
discover new and exciting things about the ocean every day.
Need Help? Answers can be found on page 9.
FINISH
DID YOU KNOW?
The bottom of the sea
isn’t flat. If all the water
disappeared we’d see
an amazing landscape of
deep valleys, canyons
and mountains, along
with huge plains!
Fact provided by National Geographic Kids
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School work is way easier if you have everything you need right where you can get it.
Building a desk organizer like this one is a great way to start and it’s something you’ll use every day. You can build and design one with the LEGO® bricks you have at home.
Build yourself a nameplate for your room using pieces from your LEGO® collection. Use this grid below to practice what your DOTS name would look like.
EASY AS A, B, C …EASY AS A, B, C …
GET YOURGET YOURSTUFF IN ORDER! STUFF IN ORDER!
There are other things you can do, too, to help get your school year started right:
• Clean any clutter off your desk. Anything you don’t need to do your work with should be put away someplace.• Keep your stuff together - all your pencils and pens should go in one spot, notebooks and folders in another.• Get a calendar so you can write down when your assignments are due, and other important dates to remember.
Art Room
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BUILDING A BETTER SCHOOLBUILDING A BETTER SCHOOLConstruction work has started on a new gymnasium for our school. When the work is finished, it will be even bigger and better than it is now, with plenty of room for all sorts of
News Section
school activities (as well as gym class!)The concrete mixer truck was here Monday morning, rotating its drum to combine water, sand, gravel and cement into concrete. This is an important substance used in construction to make building foundations, floors, walls and
What kind of bird works at a construction site? A craneWhat kind of building weighs the least?A lighthouse
What do electricians grow in their gardens?Power plants
1. K A H B C E O
2. Z R L B L U O D E
3. E N R A C
4. U D M P C U K R T
Big machines get ready to do a big job as school construction project begins.
more. We tried to get a list of the other vehicles that would be working on the gym project, but the words got as mixed up as... well, the cement.
Unscramble the letters to reveal the names of the construction vehicles:We gave you a few letters to get you started.
5. T K O R F I F L
6. C o v x e r a a t
BUILDINGBUILDING LAUGHSLAUGHS
B H E
U L D R
r e f k i
m r c X V ONeed Help? Answers can be found on page 9.
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Next issue of LEGO® Life Magazine out in November!
ZZZZZZZZZZZZ
I WISH I HAD KNOWN I COULDN’T
OUTSMART THE TEACHER!
HAVE A HAVE A GREAT GREAT
SCHOOL SCHOOL YEAR!YEAR!(But think twice
before using your robot double ...)
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