Choose evidence-based materials
Choose evidence-based materials using supplied evidence and a solved model.
About 12 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 1Material Design and Comparison
Compare paper model designs against a stated purpose.
Before you begin
- Read or listen to supplied scientific descriptions and follow a labeled diagram.
- Use whole-number comparisons and counting.
Choose by skill rather than age alone. Read with an adult when useful, revisit a lesson, or explore another grade.
Follow the lesson sequence
Distinguish criteria and constraints
Distinguish criteria and constraints using supplied evidence and a solved model.
About 12 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 2Read repeated model tests
Read repeated model tests using supplied evidence and a solved model.
About 12 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 3Improve the failed feature
Improve the failed feature using supplied evidence and a solved model.
About 12 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 4Review and transfer
After the lessons, try 4 new review cases and a practical task. Each answer has an explanation and a link back to the related lesson.
Open the unit reviewGuest answers are temporary. Keep your own paper or document; this unit does not certify completion or record a school grade.
Topic references
- NGSS topic reference: topic reference — Material Design and Comparison; original supplementary instruction, not a certified alignment claim.
These references informed the topic selection. They do not certify complete standards alignment.