Research Institute

Booklet available in English onHeft in deutscher Sprache erhältlich aufLivret disponible en français surFolleto disponible en español enFolheto disponível em português emA füzet magyarul ezen a honlapon olvasható

: ideas.LEGO.com

21110_v29_BI_6107022.indd 1 11/04/2014 7:07 PM

As a geoscientist and an Adult Fan of LEGO®, it was natural that Alatariel (Ellen Kooijman) was inspired to combine her two passions to create a LEGO set depicting women in science.

“I was surfi ng the Web one day and stumbled upon LEGO Cuusoo. I was immediately enthusiastic about the concept and saw it as a great opportunity to increase the overall number of female LEGO fi gures and to make them more interesting as characters.”

“As a geoscientist, I started with designs close to my own profession and then expanded them to include others such as a robotics engineer and a falconer. It was clear from the large number of comments I received that the science-based fi gures were most popular, which is why the fi nal set ended up containing a paleontologist, an astronomer and a chemist.”

“The motto of these three scientists is clear: explore the world and beyond! The astronomer discovers new stars and planets with her telescope, the paleontologist studies the origin of the dinosaurs, and the chemist does experiments in the laboratory. I hope that they show that girls can become anything they want.”

“I think the three vignettes also present an interesting LEGO building experience. Each one comes with a 6x6 base plate and a corresponding setting to stimulate creativity. The set also includes lots of accessories, such as bottles, tools, bones, etc. The dinosaur skeleton especially turned out to be a real winner! It has become hugely popular with a variety of people ranging from teenage boys to fellow adult LEGO fans.”

Research Institute

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 2 02/04/2014 12:58 PM

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 3 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

Paleontology is the study of the record of life on Earth left as fossils. More than 99 percent of all species that have ever lived are extinct, so there are a lot of fossils out there to be studied!

Paleontologists attempt to work out the relationships between extinct animals and plants and their relatives that still live in the world around us. They try to reconstruct early environments to understand the changes that have occurred.

Most paleontologists work at universities and museums, and spend a lot of time in the field collecting the fossils that they study. Paleontology combines both biology and geology, and paleontologists often have a broad scientific training.

The Paleontologist

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 4 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

Astronomers study planets, stars, solar systems, and galaxies in an attempt to find out how the universe works. They examine the evolution of stars to better understand how our own star, the sun, and our solar system of planets were created and what will happen to them as they age.

As our galaxy, the Milky Way, consists of 400 billion stars, astronomers rely heavily on their observation skills and use physics, chemistry, and mathematics to decipher the images they see through powerful telescopes.

While the first astronomers often stayed awake at night studying the skies, modern astronomers work at colleges and universities, and spend most of their time analyzing data or making advanced computer models.

The Astronomer

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 5 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

Everything in this world is made up of chemicals – including us! Chemists study chemical elements all the way back to their smallest form as tiny atoms in an attempt to understand what they are made of and how they react when they come together with other substances.

While some chemists work in laboratories with hands-on experiments, analyzing all kinds of substances, others work on a theoretical level and use mathematics and computers to model complex chemical systems.

Among other things, chemists help design new medicines to cure disease, or discover new substances and processes that could solve the world’s energy crisis.

The Chemist

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 6 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

Do you have an exciting idea for a LEGO® model? Then why not make it into a LEGO Ideas project? You can share your product concept on ideas.LEGO.com and see what other people think about it.

If your project gains 10,000 supporters, it will automatically qualify for the LEGO Review. This is where we take an in-depth look at the most popular projects and carefully evaluate them to discover the idea with the most potential. If your project makes it through the review, it will become an offi cial LEGO product.

There are already over 250,000 active users and over 7000 projects on the LEGO Ideas website, and 6 products have already been launched. So take a look, sign up, and support your favorite ideas, or even better: upload your own project!

a playground for innovative LEGO® ideas

ideas.LEGO.comideas.LEGO.com

21110_v29_BI_6107022.indd 7 09/04/2014 5:11 PM

8

3 4

1 2

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 8 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

9LEGO.com/brickseparator

21110_v29_BI_6107022.indd 9 09/04/2014 5:00 PM

10

1

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 10 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

11

1x 1x

1

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 11 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

12

1x 2x

2

2x

1x

3

21110_v29_BI_6107022.indd 12 10/04/2014 2:44 PM

13

2x 1x 1x

4

2x

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 13 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

14

1x 1x 1x 2x

5

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 14 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

15

1x 2x 1x 1x 1x

61x 1x

7

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 15 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

16

1x 1x

81x

1 2

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 16 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

17

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 17 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

18

2

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 18 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

19

1x 1x

1

1x

2

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 19 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

20

1x 1x

31x

1x 1x

21

1x 1x

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 20 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

21

3

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 21 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

22

1x 1x

1

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 22 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

23

2x

24x

3

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 23 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

24

41x 2x

52x

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 24 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

25

1x 2x

6

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 25 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

26

1x 1x

1

1x

2

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 26 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

27

2x 1x

3

1x

4

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 27 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

28

2x 1x

5

1x

6

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 28 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

29

2x 1x

7

1x

8

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 29 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

30

2x 1x

9

1x

10

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 30 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

31

6x

11 12

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 31 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

32

7

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 32 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

33

82x

9

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 33 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

34

21 3

1x

102x 2x

1x4x

2x1x

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 34 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

35

4

1 2 3

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 35 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

36

1 2

5 6

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 36 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

37

21110_v29_BI_6107022.indd 37 10/04/2014 2:44 PM

38

1x 1x

111x

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 38 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

39

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 39 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

40

3

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 40 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

41

1x 15x 15x 1x

21x 1x

1

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 41 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

42

1x

41x 1x

3

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 42 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

43

1x 2x

1x

5

1 2 3

1x

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 43 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

44

1x 1x

6

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 44 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

45

2x 1x 1x

7 1 2 3

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 45 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

46

1x1x 1x 1x 1x

8

1 2 3 4

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 46 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

47

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 47 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 48 24/03/2014 12:04 PM

4949

21110_v29_BI_6107022.indd 49 11/04/2014 1:12 PM

Customer ServiceKundenserviceService ConsommateursServicio Al Consumidor

LEGO.com/service or dial

00800 5346 5555 :1-800-422-5346 :

1x4524098

1x4162916

1x6028132

1x4211202

1x4211151

1x4211150

2x4216695

2x4211186

2x4216581

2x4660435

1x6064188

2x6075208

1x6029774

2x6080355

1x4558953

1x4211412

3x4211474

1x4211632

1x4211525

1x4211512

2x4610112

1x6093527

1x4227657

1x4211658

1x6057487

2x4563719

1x4539481

1x4211881

1x4210797

17x4210848

1x6092572

1x4211094

1x4210651

1x4570666

1x4211051

1x4217675

1x6092833

1x4527065

1x4655241

21110_v29_BI_6104461.indd 50 02/04/2014 4:22 PM

51

1x362201

1x4518400

16x307001

1x6051511

1x302201

6x6054551

2x4632566

2x4598527

4x6070712

5x4556152

1x4140583

4x4515364

8x614101

1x4278271

2x623101

1x486501

1x4261470

2x4520636

2x4129836

2x6006126

1x6096661

2x6037869

1x4600294

6x4568387

1x6095768

2x302423

1x6009460

1x6062752

1x6057835

1x4549621

1x6094164

1x6012466

1x4585175

1x3006840

1x4569297

1x3005740

2x4626934

1x6020397

1x4618266

2x626440

1x3005744

1x4649274

1x4567339

1x393726

1x4654448

2x6101931

21110_v29_BI_6107022.indd 51 09/04/2014 5:00 PM