Nov. 30th - Science - Build with Materials

A student builds a castle using some building blocks. She takes the castle apart. Describe what else she could build using all the same blocks. Select all that apply.

• a bridge that is longer than the castle

• a building that is wider than the castle

• a tower that is taller than the castle

• a house that is smaller than the castle

Fill in the blanks using the available answer choices. Hank combined wood and nails to _______ a chair.

A student uses marshmallows and toothpicks to make a tower. He takes the tower apart and builds something new with the same materials. How could the new object be different from the tower? Select all that apply.

• It could have a different size.

• It could have a different shape.

• It could have more toothpicks than the tower.

• It could have fewer marshmallows than the tower.

A student takes apart a wooden box. What can they build with the materials from the box?

• They cannot make anything with the materials.

• They can make something new with the materials.

• They can only make a wooden box from the materials.

A design that has many colorful decorations and shapes on tiles is called a _____.

A person that designs buildings is called an ______

• scientist

• engineer

• architect

• judge

To take something apart is to _________ it.

-disassemble

-assemble

-combine