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Kindergarten · Science · Unit 8 of 8

Make It Work

Spot a problem, draw a plan, test two ideas.

What your child practices

Practices the first steps of engineering: noticing a problem to fix, seeing how an object's shape helps it do its job, and comparing two designs after a test.

California Content Standards learning standard: K-2-ETS1-1; K-2-ETS1-2; K-2-ETS1-3 · noticing a problem to solve, how an object's shape helps it work, and comparing two designs

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    You want to keep rain off your head. What could you make?

    • A ball
    • A hat
    • A spoon
    • A sock

  2. Question 2

    Why does a bucket have a handle?

    • To make it heavy
    • To make it round
    • To make it wet
    • To carry it

  3. Question 3

    Why test your idea?

    • To lose it
    • To see if it works
    • To make it slow
    • To make it dirty

  4. Question 4

    Before you build, it helps to…

    • hide the parts
    • draw a plan
    • throw it away
    • go to sleep

  5. Question 5

    Two paper boats. One floats, one sinks. Which works better?

    • Neither one
    • They are the same
    • The one that sinks
    • The one that floats

  6. Question 6

    Why does a straw have a hole down the middle?

    • So it can roll
    • So it can bend paper
    • So it is heavy
    • So drinks can go through

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