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Kindergarten · lesson 3 of 4

Trace direction on a paper track

Trace direction on a paper track 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: the route keeps its direction. Reference card B: the route bends toward map left.
  • Assessment case 1: Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: Up then up again.
  • Assessment case 2: Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: Up then map left.
  • Assessment case 3: Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: Up then map right.
  • Assessment case 4: Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: Up then down.
  • Assessment case 5: Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: Right then right again.
  • Assessment case 6: Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: Down then up.

Learn the idea

Follow a toy’s printed route using your finger. Left and right depend on the map’s fixed arrow. A barrier can change a moving object’s path when they touch.

Straight means the route keeps its direction. Left turn means the route bends toward map left. Right turn means the route bends toward map right. Reverse means the route goes back toward its starting direction.

For straight, look for the clue “the route keeps its direction.” For left turn, look for “the route bends toward map left.” 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 “the route keeps its direction”; a second states “the route bends toward map left.” The first fits straight and the second fits left turn. 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

Check your reasoning

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Helpful tips
  • Use the feature “the route keeps its direction” to justify straight; do not sort by the name alone.
  • Distinguish left turn (the route bends toward map left) from a different process occurring in the same situation.
Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: Up then up again.

Feedback appears here after you check. This is practice, not a graded school assessment.

See the answer and explanation

straight

The answer is straight. In the notes, it means “the route keeps its direction.” Follow a toy’s printed route using your finger. Left and right depend on the map’s fixed arrow. A barrier can change a moving object’s path when they touch.

Take it further

Create one new case showing straight and one showing left turn. Expected: the first explicitly shows “the route keeps its direction”; the second explicitly shows “the route bends toward map left.” 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: Up then map left.
Need a hint?
  • Look for the described feature: the route bends toward map left.
  • 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: Up then map right.
Need a hint?
  • Look for the described feature: the route bends toward map right.
  • 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: Up then down.
Need a hint?
  • Look for the described feature: the route goes back toward its starting direction.
  • Compare the clue with each science word. Use only what the case tells you; do not add a new event.

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