First Lego League Explore SUBMERGED Building Instructions

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FIRST LEGO League Explore SUBMERGED Building Instructions
Welcome to text-based instructions from Bricks for the Blind. Before you start building, here are some
terms we'll be using:
- In Front of/Front: towards you.
- Behind/Back: away from you.
- Up: towards the ceiling.
- Down: towards the floor.
- Stud: the bump on a LEGO brick. Example: A 2x1 brick has two studs on it.
- Vertically: with the longest side going from front to back
- Horizontally: with the longest side going from left to right.
- Upright: pointing up towards the ceiling.
- That one/ppp: previously placed piece.
- Plate: piece with studs.
- Tile: smooth piece without studs (unless otherwise specified)
- Symmetrically: a mirror image. Example: If you place a 2x1 brick with technic connector on the front wall
at the right, connector to the front, and then place another such piece symmetrically on the back wall, at
the right, the technic connector of the second piece should point to the back, since it will be placed
symmetrically.
- Centered-vertically: even amount of space in front of and behind the piece
- Centered-horizontally: even amount of space left and right of the piece.
- Row: studs lined up horizontally (left to right/side to side).
- Column: studs lined up upright or vertically (top to bottom/back to front).
- Standing upright: the piece is perpendicular to the ground, like a wall.
- Lying flat: the piece is parallel to the ground, like a piece of toast which fell off the table.
- Anti-stud: the portion of a piece which accepts studs, like the bottom of a plate.
- Jumper plate: a 1x2 plate with a single stud on top, or a 1x3 plate with only two studs on top.
- Technic brick: a brick which contains one or more holes which accept technic pins.
For builders with low vision, or a sighted building partner who may want to follow along with the printed
visual instructions that come with each set.
PDF versions will be provided. As low vision users may benefit from viewing the instructions on a
personal device where they can zoom in on content and use assistive technologies to enhance the
visuals.
Sorting the pieces:
To begin a successful build, it helps to sort the pieces into groups, bags or small containers. Have a
sighted friend or family member do this in advance following the instructions below. You will see that the
pieces should be sorted into groups according to the building steps in the set. Doing this in advance
makes locating the pieces easier. See below on how to sort the pieces to correspond to the steps in this
set. Number the containers using letters A-Z, numbers or meaningful names. The parts will be collected
into a small number of steps in the instructions. Example: Steps 1-3 means collect all the parts used in
steps 1, 2 and 3, and put them in one container.
Build 1: Submarine
This build is 126 pieces, and 48 building steps.
Sorting Instructions: