Engineer/Locker Lift Worksheets

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Engineer/Locker Lift For Google Apps

Fifth grade language activity that also crosses into science. Paired texts for the classroom or homeschool situation. Student will build knowledge on a topic and also increase their comprehension skills. They will also see the difference between fiction and non fiction writing.

Read the following passage to answer these comprehension questions.
1.What is the first step in design thinking?
2. Why is failure important in the design process?
3. What does iteration mean?

Design thinking isn’t just for engineers. Students, inventors, and even artists use it to solve challenges. Whether it’s creating a robot, designing a water filter, or building a better backpack, the process stays the same: understand the problem, try a solution, test it, and improve it.

Now have students read this fictional text and answer the comp questions and also the contrast ones on page 3.

At Maple Ridge Elementary, the science fair was all about solving real problems. May’s team chose a tricky one: *How can we help students reach the top locker?*
shelf without climbing?”
1. What problem did May’s team try to solve?
2. What happened during their first test?
3. How did they improve their design?
4. What award did they win?
5. What did May learn from the challenge?