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January 2022
Academic Standards
Reading Objective:
Kids will recognize that builders can use old parts in fresh ways to create new designs.
Reading Level:
Lexile: 470L; GRL: K
Next Generation Science Standards:
K-2-ETS1: Engineering Design
Vocabulary:
builder, internet, nickname, surprising, texture
Use these questions to check students’ understanding and stimulate discussion:
1. What does this builder make with LEGO bricks? (He makes LEGO food.)
2. Is Tary his real name? (No. Tary is his nickname.)
3. Where does Tary live? (in Japan)
4. Name something Tary built. What parts did he use to build it? (Answers will vary.)
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Materials: LEGO bricks or similar blocks, pencils, markers, copies of the skill sheet
Overview: Working in groups, students will plan, build, and tweak a LEGO tower. They’ll record and share what they built and learned.
Directions: