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Build and Test a Design

Grade 1 Science Worksheet - Challenge Me

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  1. A bridge holds weight but bends. Which change keeps what works?

    • Change the goal.
    • Add a support and keep the wide base.
    • Remove the wide base.
    • Start over with all new parts.

  2. Mia's goal is 4 blocks. Tom's goal is 6 blocks. Both bridges held 5. Who met the goal?

    • Both
    • Tom
    • Mia
    • Neither

  3. Why draw a plan before you build?

    • to hide mistakes
    • to decide what to build
    • to use more glue
    • to skip testing

  4. Which sentence is a good design goal?

    • The tower must be a surprise.
    • The tower must stand and hold 4 blocks.
    • The tower must be my favorite color.
    • The tower must be pretty.

  5. The goal is 7 blocks. The bridge held 5. How many more blocks must it hold?

  6. Look at the bars. How many blocks did the new design hold?

  7. Test 1 held 3 blocks. Test 2 held 5. Test 3 held 5. What does this show?

    • The design got worse each time.
    • The design never changed.
    • The design got better, then stayed the same.
    • The design got better each time.

  8. A student changes the base, the material and the height all at once. What is the problem?

    • She will not know which change helped.
    • Nothing is wrong.
    • The tower will be taller.
    • The test will be quicker.

  9. A kite does not fly. What is the best next step?

    • Test it again with no changes.
    • Throw it away.
    • Change one thing and test again.
    • Say it works.

  10. The goal is to hold 7 blocks. Which result means the design worked?

    • It held 6 blocks.
    • It held 8 blocks.
    • It fell at once.
    • It held 5 blocks.
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About this worksheet

Engineering in first grade is a thoughtful cycle, not simply making a craft. Children identify a problem, learn what a successful solution must do, choose materials, build a model, test it, and use the results to improve the design. This worksheet gives each step a clear purpose. Students tell a goal from a preferred decoration, choose a test that matches the goal, read simple trial results, and decide what to change while keeping useful features.

Support versions use one goal, such as holding three blocks. Challenge versions add numbers to compare and ask what a fair retest looks like. Children sometimes view a failed test as the end. Emphasize that a test result is information: it tells the designer where the model needs work. A fair retest uses the same success rule as the first test. Each question names its steps in plain words so the child can read the page alone.

What your child will learn

  • State a design problem and success rule
  • Choose materials for useful properties
  • Test and record what happened
  • Improve one feature using what the test showed

NGSS standard: K-2-ETS1-2

Worked example

A bridge must hold four blocks. It holds two, so the test shows the design needs work. Adding support beneath the weak middle is a good change.

Common mistake

Changing the goal after a test instead of improving the model and testing it with the same goal.

Helpful hint

Use the test result to decide what part should change.

Earlier: Properties of Materials

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with build and test a design?

Changing the goal after a test instead of improving the model and testing it with the same goal.

How can I help my child with build and test a design?

Use the test result to decide what part should change.

Are these 1st grade science worksheets free to print?

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