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Taking Apart & Rebuilding

CONCEPTUAL
Science›Matter & Materials|Ages 7—8|ID: mt_GQpqoR5YOc

Observe that an object made of a small set of pieces can be disassembled and made into a new object, understanding that the pieces still exist

Mastery Evidence

  • Explain that taking apart an object and rebuilding it uses the same pieces in a new arrangement
  • Describe how the pieces themselves don't change even though the object looks different
  • Give an everyday example of reusing materials to make something new

Assessment Prompt

“If [child] builds a tower with building bricks and then takes it apart to build a car, can they explain that the same bricks are used but arranged differently?”

Curriculum Standards1 alignment

2-PS1-3Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) K-5codes only
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Prerequisites1

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  • Objects vs Materials hard

    Must understand objects vs materials before reasoning about reassembling pieces

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