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Week 12 · Your Own Challenge

Build Day

Build Day: The Showcase
// Design, build, test and share
⏱ about 20 min

Build Day: The Showcase

The lab is full of builds: towers, boats, ramps and holders.

Rocket holds up the marker box. "We tipped, then we improved!"

Raven smiles. "What do you notice about every build here?"

Nova sparkles above the crowd. "Every one was tested and made better."

Now it is your turn to share!

  1. Ask, imagine, plan, create, test and improve.
  2. A clear goal has a number you can measure.
  3. Compare ideas, then pick the best one.
  4. A fair test changes one thing at a time.
  5. Mistakes help engineers learn.
◇ FAMILY SHOWCASE
Set your build where everyone can see it.
Tell the problem and your goal.
Show version 1 and what happened.
Tell the one thing you changed.
Show version 2 and your results.
Listeners say one thing they liked.
For a grown-up
Let the builder lead. Ask questions, do not fix things.
Praise the changes they made, not only the final result.
Ask: what would version 3 look like?
Safety first
Show builds on a low table or the floor.
Keep small parts away from babies.
SHOWCASE CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which step comes after Test?
A build fell over on the first try. What does that mean?
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