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Demonstrate and explain how structures made from small pieces (e.g., linking cubes, blocks, building bricks, creative construction toys) can be disassembled and then rearranged to make new and different structures.
Demonstrate and explain how structures made from small pieces (e.g., linking cubes, blocks, building bricks, creative construction toys) can be disassembled and then rearranged to make new and different structures.
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Vocabulary
- Demonstrate
- Explain
- Structure
- Pieces
- Disassemble
- Rearrange
- Different
Knowledge
Students know:
- Different properties are suited for different purposes.
- A great variety of objects can be built up from a small set of pieces.
- Structures can be disassembled and rearranged into new and different structures.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Disassemble a structure into small pieces.
- Assemble a new structure using the same small pieces.
- Provide a written and/or oral explanation that correlates with a demonstration detailing the characteristics of the new object or objects.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- Structures may be broken into smaller pieces and a new structure, that is different in size or shape, can be formed from the same pieces.
Scientific and Engineering Practices
Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
Crosscutting Concepts
Energy and Matter
