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Kindergarten · lesson 1 of 4

Name a shelter goal

Name a shelter goal using supplied evidence and a solved model.

About 12 minutes, plus any extended practice

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Supplied materials

  • For younger learners, an adult may read each direction aloud; pointing, drawing and spoken explanations count as responses.
  • Paper, drawing space or a browser document.
  • Reference card A: keep the drawn toy space dry. Reference card B: card used for the drawn roof.
  • Assessment case 1: Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: What should the shelter accomplish.
  • Assessment case 2: Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: What is the roof made from.
  • Assessment case 3: Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: How do the pictures check the goal.
  • Assessment case 4: Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: What change fixes the opening.
  • Assessment case 5: Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: Which part names the desired result.
  • Assessment case 6: Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: Which part changes a failing design.

Learn the idea

A design goal says what a solution should do. A drawing helps explain an idea before building. Our pretend goal is a dry toy space, not a real emergency shelter.

Goal means keep the drawn toy space dry. Material means card used for the drawn roof. Test means compare the supplied drip pictures. Improvement means cover a leaking opening.

For goal, look for the clue “keep the drawn toy space dry.” For material, look for “card used for the drawn roof.” More than one process can happen in a real situation. Answer about the one described in this question.

  1. Read or listen to the four science words and what each means. Say how the first two differ.
  2. Choose two of the short cases. Point to the clue that helps you choose a science word for each one. You may draw or say your answer.
  3. Answer each practice question. Say which clue helped you, then check the explanation.
  4. Use the extra task to make two examples that show different science words. Draw or say what makes each one fit.
Worked example

See the method in action

Worked reference-card problem: a card states “keep the drawn toy space dry”; a second states “card used for the drawn roof.” The first fits goal and the second fits material. The reason is the described function or change, not the order of the cards or a favorite name. If their descriptions exchange places, their category labels exchange too. Keep the supplied descriptions attached to the correct case.

Your turn

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Helpful tips
  • Use the feature “keep the drawn toy space dry” to justify goal; do not sort by the name alone.
  • Distinguish material (card used for the drawn roof) from a different process occurring in the same situation.
Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: What should the shelter accomplish.

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See the answer and explanation

goal

The answer is goal. In the notes, it means “keep the drawn toy space dry.” A design goal says what a solution should do. A drawing helps explain an idea before building. Our pretend goal is a dry toy space, not a real emergency shelter.

Take it further

Create one new case showing goal and one showing material. Expected: the first explicitly shows “keep the drawn toy space dry”; the second explicitly shows “card used for the drawn roof.” Explain the distinction by drawing, speaking or writing. A label without a matching feature is incomplete.

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More practice: try new cases

Choose an answer for each problem. Explain your method on paper, then use the feedback to decide what to revisit.

More practice: try new cases
1. Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: What is the roof made from.
Need a hint?
  • Look for the described feature: card used for the drawn roof.
  • Compare the clue with each science word. Use only what the case tells you; do not add a new event.
2. Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: How do the pictures check the goal.
Need a hint?
  • Look for the described feature: compare the supplied drip pictures.
  • Compare the clue with each science word. Use only what the case tells you; do not add a new event.
3. Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: What change fixes the opening.
Need a hint?
  • Look for the described feature: cover a leaking opening.
  • Compare the clue with each science word. Use only what the case tells you; do not add a new event.

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