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Scientists and Engineers 1.

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T h i n g s A r oun d M e 1.

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Is It Rough or Smooth?

Is It Shiny or Dull?

Size and Weight What Is It Made Of? (1) What Is It Made Of? (2) Solid, Liquid, or Gas? Freezing and Melting

The Sun, the Earth, and the Moon How Does the Sun Help Us? Is It Sunny or Rainy?

Is It Snowy or Windy?

How Is the Weather?

Fall or Winter?

Spring or Summer?

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What Do Scientists Do? Scientists Use Tools Think Like a Scientist What Do Engineers Do? Engineers Solve Problems Build Like an Engineer Let’s Practice!

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Tom, the scientist

Spin or Slide?

Bounce or Roll?

Bend or Twist?

What Is a Force?

Gravity Pulls Things Down Magnets Pull Metals Closer Electricity Is Around Us

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Plants Are Different What Plants Do What Plants Need How Do Plants Grow?

Plant Parts Plant Parts We Eat What Plants Give Us

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Living or Nonliving?

What Living Things Do I Have a Home I Grow and Change My Body What’s on My Face and Head?

The Five Senses

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How Things Move 1.

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What Animals Do What Animals Need What Animals Eat Animals Are Different Where Animals Live How Are Animals Different?

Animals Grow and Change

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Our Planet What Earth Gives Us Plants and the Environment Animals and the Environment Humans and the Environment What About Pollution?

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

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Amy, the biologist

Ned, the zoologist

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Scientists and E n g i n e e rs

1. What Do Scientists Do? 2. Scientists Use Tools 3. Think Like a Scientist 4. What Do Engineers Do? 5. Engineers Solve Problems 6. Build Like an Engineer 7. Let’s Practice!

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OBJECTIVES • • • • • •

Identifying what scientists do Recognizing tools: ruler, hand lens, scale, and microscope Demonstrating the scientific method through an investigation Identifying what engineers do Recognizing that engineers solve problems Demonstrating the engineering process by building and testing different shapes • Recording the results of an investigation

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tell what scientists do. sort some tools to observe and measure things. show the scientific method. tell what engineers do. sort problems and solutions. show the engineering process. write down the results of my investigation.

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What do scientists do?

observe

measure

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What can you measure?

compare 6

Unit 1 - Lesson 1 - What Do Scientists Do?

What can you observe?

sort

Observe and measure things around the house with your child.

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Point

measure

Scientists use tools.

microscope

observe

Color

hand lens ruler Look!

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Unit 1 - Lesson 2 - Scientists Use Tools

scale

Using a kitchen scale, measure the weight of things around the house

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Tick Ask

Why does it sink or f loat?

Does it sink or f loat?

Guess

Test

Records

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Unit 1 - Lesson 3 - Think Like a Scientist

Ask

Guess

Write

Test

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Test other items at home. Do they sink or float? Share.

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Trace Engineers design and build.

Point plane

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Unit 1 - Lesson 4 - What Do Engineers Do?

ship

truck

What about cars?

Ask your child to show you what engineers can design and build at home and around the city.

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The solution!

Write

What’s the problem?

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Unit 1 - Lesson 5 - Engineers Solve Problems

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Ask your child to tell you what the problems were (on the page) and how they were solved.

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Which shape is stronger?

Design

Build

Test

How can we improve it?

Ask

Design

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Draw Test

Build!

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Unit 1 - Lesson 6 - Build Like an Engineer

is stronger!

Ask your child to build the shapes again using marshmallows and noodles or toothpicks.

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Unit 1 - Lesson 7 - Let’s Practice!

problem?

Match

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Color the number.

Color the number.

observe and measure.

Engineers

design and build.

Ask your child to explain to you the problems and solutions there are on this page.

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