Primary Sources
"Expired Patent of the Day: Lego." Boing Boing Expired Patent of the DayLego Comments. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2015 - http://boingboing.net/2011/10/21/expired-patent-of-the-day-lego.html - I used this website for the LEGO Patent. It showed me what the LEGO brick looked like when it was patented. It is a primary source because the patent was created when Godtfred patented the LEGO. The patent also shows how the LEGO links together and how it works.
"Visual Search for the Visual Web." Google Images -. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2015. - http://www.google.com/landing/imagesearch/ - I used this to search for my images. It is a primary source because it has some images that were taken when Ole was around, and some pictures of artifacts that Ole made or one of his sons made.
Sunday Snippet: Ole Kirk Christiansen, Founder of LEGO (1891-1958) - Beyond the Rhetoric." Beyond the Rhetoric RSS. N.p., 03 Nov. 2013. Web. 03 Feb. 2015 - http://btr.michaelkwan.com/2013/11/03/sunday-snippet-ole-kirk-christiansen-founder-of-lego-1891-1958/ - I used this website for the picture of Ole. It showed what he looked like when he was alive. In the picture, he is holding a pen and doing work, probably working on the wooden toys. It is a primary source because it is a picture of Ole, and was taken when he was alive.
"How It Started..." How It Started... N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2015. - http://www.miniland.nl/Historie/houten%20lego%20eng.html - I used this website for the picture of Ole's wooden LEGO cars. It showed the old LEGO cars. In the picture, there are three cars, two red, one blue. The paint on the cars is cracked, and you can see the wood through the paint. It is a primary source because they are some wooden cars that Ole made, so they are artifacts.
"Lego Brick Timeline | Lego History | Ole Kirk Christiansen." Block Toys. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2015. - http://www.blocktoys.co.uk/lego-brick-timeline - I used this website for the picture of Ole when he was young. It is a primary source because it is a picture of Ole, and was taken when he was alive.
"10 Neatest LEGO Facts and Links." Neatorama. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2015. - http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/28/10-neatest-lego-facts-and-links/ - I used this website for the picture of the Kiddicraft brick compared to the LEGO brick. It is a picture if the Kiddicraft Brick being compared to the old LEGO brick. It is a primary source because it is a picture of the old LEGOs that Ole designed, so they are artifacts.
"LEGO CELEBRATES 80 YEARS - MAKING KIDS HAPPY -." N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Feb. 2015. - http://www.makermasters.com/lego-celebrates-80-years - I used this website for the picture of the LEGO pull-along duck. It is a primary source because it is a picture of the duck that Ole designed, so it is an artifact.
"Lego Wood Toys." Flickr. Yahoo!, 20 May 2013. Web. 08 Feb. 2015. - http://www.flickr.com/photos/14964802@N07/7952741796/ - I used this website for the picture of LEGO wooden toys. It is a primary source because it is a picture of the wooden toys Ole designed.
Secondary Sources
"Ole Kirk Christiansen." Brickipedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2015. - http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/Ole_Kirk_Christiansen - I used this website to find the information I needed for the biography/timeline. The website included a biography of Ole, and his background. It is a secondary source because it is not first-hand information, or was written by someone who was alive when Ole was.
"Ole Kirk Christiansen | Biography, Inventions and Facts." FAMOUS INVENTORS. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Feb. 2015. - http://www.famousinventors.org/ole-kirk-christiansen - I used this website to find the information I needed for the biography/timeline. I also used this website to back up that Ole left a legacy, and a great one too. The website included a biography of Ole, and his background. It is a secondary source because it is not first-hand information, or was written by someone who was alive when Ole was.
"MIT School of Engineering." What Do Legos Have to Do with Engineering?N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Feb. 2015. - http://engineering.mit.edu/ask/what-do-legos-have-do-engineering - I used this website to see how LEGOs made an impact on engineering. The website included an article about how LEGOs are very helpful, and can be used in engineering.
"LEGO Bricks Build Better Mathematicians." LEGO Bricks Build Better Mathematicians. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Feb. 2015. - http://phys.org/news/2014-11-lego-bricks-mathematicians.html - I used this website to see how LEGOs can be used in schools to teach children math. The website included an article about how in different schools, children were using LEGOs in math class and it built better mathematicians.
Images
Republic, Laurie Merrill Arizona. "Sales Soar for Lego Female Scientist Set." USA Today. Gannett, 05 Aug. 2014. Web. 03 Feb. 2015. - http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/08/05/legos-girl-female-scientist/13650571/ - I used this website for the picture of a pile of LEGOs. The picture shows a pile of red, green, yellow, and blue LEGOs.
"Student Max Shepherd Creates an Incredible Prosthetic Arm from LEGOs."Inhabitat Sustainable Design Innovation Eco Architecture Green Building Student Max Shepherd Creates an Incredible Prosthetic Arm from LEGOs Comments. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Feb. 2015. - http://inhabitat.com/student-max-shepherd-creates-an-incredible-prosthetic-arm-from-legos/ - I used this website for the picture of the prosthetic arm. The picture shows a prosthetic arm made of LEGOs.
"Ole Kirk's Original House, Hovedgaden, 7190 Billund - Google Maps." Ole Kirk's Original House, Hovedgaden, 7190 Billund - Google Maps. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Feb. 2015. - https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ole+Kirk's+Original+House,+Hovedgaden,+7190+Billund/@55.731735,9.113952,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x464b71789de57595:0xa5ca5511d83efd45 - I used this website for the picture of Ole's original house.
"Rustic Fire Protection, Inc." Rustic Fire Protection Inc. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Feb. 2015. - http://rusticfireprotection.com/ - I used this website for the picture of fire.
"LEGO Logo." Brickipedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Feb. 2015. - http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/LEGO_logo - I used this website for the picture of the LEGO logo.