Glowing Snail
Key Objectives
In this lesson, you will:
- Build a LEGO model
- Connect your model to your device
- Program the snail to show a flash of light
![glowing-snail-image](https://assets.education.lego.com/v3/assets/blt293eea581807678a/blt274a94aa5e91ef28/5ebe9f8ff5067d7a8395e3da/glowing-snail-image.png?locale=en-us&auto=webp&format=jpeg&width=1800&quality=90&fit=bounds)
Explore
1. Introduction
Max and Mia visit an aquarium. They see a rare snail.
The snail sends out flashes of green light to communicate.
They want to build a model of the snail.
Max and Mia need your help!
![glowing-snail-connect-image](https://assets.education.lego.com/v3/assets/blt293eea581807678a/blt082e817d5be73e80/5ebe9f9115b57c6108313314/glowing-snail-connect-image.png?locale=en-us&auto=webp&format=jpeg&width=1800&quality=90&fit=bounds)
Create
2. Build your model
![glowing-snail-instructions-preview](https://assets.education.lego.com/v3/assets/blt293eea581807678a/blt569ca5a6801940f3/5ebe9f90daab7c7c2a544c79/glowing-snail-instructions-preview.png?locale=en-us&auto=webp&format=jpeg&width=1800&quality=90&fit=bounds)
3. Connect your model to your device
![connection-to-smarthub-guide-image](https://assets.education.lego.com/v3/assets/blt293eea581807678a/blt2cc04bc72ac9f614/5ebe9f8cdd605b1aa0990968/connection-to-smarthub-guide-image.jpg?locale=en-us&auto=webp&format=jpeg&width=1800&quality=90&fit=bounds)
4. Program your model
Make the snail show a flash of green light.
- Create the program as shown.
- Explain to each other how the snail works.
![glowing-snail-program-final](https://assets.education.lego.com/v3/assets/blt293eea581807678a/blt7a375a26e41779f2/5ebe9f8e53f8071a9a3f3be6/glowing-snail-program-final.png?locale=en-us&auto=webp&format=jpeg&width=1800&quality=90&fit=bounds)
5. Help Max and Mia further (optional):
- Make the light flash many times.
- Program the snail to do other things.
![investigate-more-image](https://assets.education.lego.com/v3/assets/blt293eea581807678a/blt7ad2556daa7354f5/5ebe9f8da33b851b69500b09/investigate-more-image.png?locale=en-us&auto=webp&format=jpeg&width=1800&quality=90&fit=bounds)
Congratulation
You did it!
![celebration-screen-for-lessonplans-image](https://assets.education.lego.com/v3/assets/blt293eea581807678a/blt782550284cce07d2/5ebe9f920482bd7de693a012/celebration-screen-for-lessonplans-image.png?locale=en-us&auto=webp&format=jpeg&width=1800&quality=90&fit=bounds)