The Earth Story

In 2016 the National Park Service will be celebrating its 100th anniversary of protecting some of the most beautiful and historically significant places in the world.  On August 25, 1916 the Organic Act was signed by President Woodrow Wilson creating the National Park Service and providing the best protections of Americas natural and cultural resources and historic sites for future generations.  Today, there are 407 National Parks with a record breaking 294 million visitors in 2014 who visit from all over the world.  What better way to support these National Treasures, short of taking a trip to see them in person, than with a collection of Lego vignettes of three iconic parks!

Each of these three vignettes represent Park Rangers with visitors in different park environments.  The settings are constructed on 10X16 base plates, each parks from a different corner of the country, and each with a different significance.  This set is both educational and provides a fun play and building experience.  With the Centennial of the National Park service in 2016, the time is right to join the celebration of “America’s Best Idea”.

I'm a female research geologist with a love of legos- this is a sample of my career. The scene here shows research geologists discovering minerals in a limestone rock formation and the characterization of the minerals in the laboratory.

The entire project has 213 pieces total.

Field geology: A female and male geologist with a dog (there's always the obligatory geology dog) exploring a crystal cave system complete with stratigraphic layers. Accessory pieces include: compass/brunton, rock hammer, shovel, and a geology dog. Petrographic laboratory: Analysis of minerals using a light microscope and a scanning electron microscope (SEM) complete with an electron backscatter detector to determine elemental composition using microanalysis software.

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