Educational and Dacta

BricQ Motion Prime

BricQ Motion Prime is part of the LEGO Education range, designed to make physics concepts like force and motion tangible through hands-on building rather than diagrams alone. With 568 pieces, 4 minifigures and a clear black, red, yellow and light bluish grey colour scheme, it supports several small models built to demonstrate different kinds of movement.

Set number
45400
Year
2021
Pieces
568
Minifigures
4
Different parts
136
What can I build with it?

View the official building instructions at LEGO® ↗

Parts list 136

As BrickLink list (XML)

Import on BrickLink: Wanted → Upload, upload the file (or paste its content), pick a Wanted List and add the parts.

Minifigures 4

Alternative models

Fan models by Rebrickable users that you can build (mostly) from this set’s parts. Instructions are available from the designers.

View the idea at Rebrickable ↗

What can I build with it?

Description

Designed for hands-on learning

Rather than relying on formulas alone, BricQ Motion Prime uses simple built models to make ideas like gravity, friction and momentum directly observable. Each model is kept deliberately straightforward so that attention stays on the underlying physics rather than on complex building techniques. With 568 pieces, there's enough here to support several separate building tasks, the kind typically worked through step by step across a lesson or two. That structure lets the same core idea be revisited through several different models.

Sport as a shared theme

Many of the models in this set draw on sporting movements, from ball games to athletics, which gives younger builders a familiar way into the underlying physics. The 4 included minifigures support that approach and can be placed directly into the built scenes, standing in as athletes alongside a moving mechanism that mimics a real sporting action. It ties an abstract idea to something instantly recognisable, which tends to spark easier classroom discussion afterwards.

136 parts across a compact palette

Of the 568 pieces, 136 are unique parts, all finished in black, red, yellow and light bluish grey. That focused colour scheme makes pieces easy to spot and re-sort after a group activity, which matters in a classroom setting where sets are shared and reused. The parts list on this page breaks down every element, useful for checking the set against materials a school or family already owns. That saves noticeable time when several groups are working in parallel.

Beyond the classroom

While built primarily for school use, the set works just as well at home for curious builders interested in motion and simple mechanics. No specific age is given in the facts, but the content points to older primary-age children and early secondary students as the natural audience. Its compact part count also makes it manageable for small groups or pairs working through a task together, without long waits for shared pieces.

FAQ

What subject does BricQ Motion Prime support?
It's built for teaching physics, using hands-on models to demonstrate ideas such as force, motion and momentum.
Does the set need a screen or app?
No, BricQ Motion Prime is a purely mechanical building set with no electronics or app requirement.
How many unique parts does the set include?
The 568 pieces include 136 unique parts, all shown in detail in the parts list on this page.

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