C H A P T E R  3

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Creating the Power Redirect

In Chapter 2, you were given the steps to build the first of three models required for the Mars Base Alpha challenge. In this chapter, you will learn about the second model, the power redirect (PR), also built using pieces from the LEGO Education Resource Set.

Figure 3-1 shows what the completed power redirect will look like.

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Figure 3-1. The power redirect (PR) fully assembled

The PR has only one moving part, a swiveling arm with a barrel of circular pieces on one end and two orange tips on the ...

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