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Week 12 · Body Lab Showcase

Thursday

Design a helper
// One body, one great team
⏱ about 15 min

Thursday: Design a helper

Rocket washes his hands too fast again.

"I keep forgetting to scrub long enough!" he says.

Raven asks, "What do you notice?"

Nova hints, "Engineers ask questions first."

Engineers solve problems

A problem is something people want to change.

Engineers ask questions about the problem.

They watch closely to learn more.

They gather facts they need.

Then they plan a tool to help.

The problem

Rocket scrubs for only a few seconds.

Scrubbing should last at least 20 seconds.

What could help Rocket remember?

THINK LIKE AN ENGINEER
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
ASK GOOD QUESTIONS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which is a good question for this problem?
What fact do we need?
Which tool could help Rocket?

Make a sink reminder

Safety first
Use paper, crayons and tape.
A grown-up tapes the sign near the sink.
Keep paper away from running water.
  1. Fold a sheet of paper in half.
  2. Draw the five wash steps in order.
  3. Draw a counting line from 1 to 20.
  4. Add a smiley face at 20.
  5. Ask a grown-up to tape it up.
SentenceTrue or false?
Engineers ask questions first.?
A problem is something people want to change.?
Engineers never test their ideas.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEEngineers ask, watch and gather facts before they build.
TEST THE SIGN
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Rocket uses the sign. He scrubs to 20. Did it help?

Word Spot: should, world

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Should: S-H-O-U-L-D.

World: W-O-R-L-D.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
We ___ wash our hands.
There are many oceans in the ___.

You thought like a real engineer!

Tomorrow you will get ready to teach a grown-up.

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