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Grade 1 · Science · Unit 6 of 11

Toy Makers

Build a toy from scrap materials

What your child practises

Practises choosing scrap materials for a model or toy, and thinking about which materials work best for each part.

Prince Edward Island Curriculum curriculum outcome: Physical Science - Materials, Objects and our Senses (PS) · choosing scrap materials to build a model or toy

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

    To stick two pieces of cardboard, you could use…

    • salt or pepper
    • sand or leaves
    • glue or tape
    • rain or snow

  2. Question 2

    Which will not work well as a wheel?

    • a spool
    • a round lid
    • a bottle cap
    • a flat square of card

  3. Question 3

    Which makes a bendy tail on a toy snake?

    • a bendy straw
    • a glass jar
    • a rock
    • a brick

  4. Question 4

    Which is everyday scrap?

    • a gold ring
    • an empty yogurt cup
    • a pair of new shoes
    • a brand new bicycle

  5. Question 5

    Why do we ask a grown-up before using scissors?

    • They are too soft
    • They are too small
    • They can be sharp
    • They are too loud

  6. Question 6

    A tower of tissue boxes falls over. What might help?

    • a lighter bottom
    • a taller tower
    • a wider, stronger base
    • a wobbly top

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