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Pratice with K'nex. K'nex are one of the hardest structures to practice with, so everything else is pretty easy after mastering K'nex.

Make sure to practice with your partner as much as possible. One useful strategy for practicing is to have the writer tell the builder what to do while the builder puts together the structure. This way, you can see how you both think and it helps coordinate your though processes.

Useful Strategies/Tips:

1) Designate each spot on a K'nex piece by using a coordinate plane. For example, we always called the leftmost side of the piece the 0 degree sport, the next one 45 degrees, and so on.

2) Differentiate between clamping a rod to a piece and just attaching a rod to a piece. When clamping a rod, make sure to pay attention to the angle, the piece's location, and so on

3) If there are some words that you use often, you may write an abbreiviation key for them at the top of your page. Just make sure that you write with characters that can be directly typed on the keyboard/formed by pressing the shift key.

4) When rotating pieces, rotate in the same direction as a coordinate plane to keep things coordinated

5) Since you do not have to write in complete sentences, don't waste your time doing so.