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Build and Test a Design

Grade 1 Science Worksheet

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  2. What does the graph show?

    • The new design held more.
    • The first design held more.
    • Both designs held the same.

  3. How many more blocks did the new bridge hold than the first one?

    Use the picture in question 1.

  4. A tower of cups falls over. Which change helps?

    • Use a wider bottom.
    • Make it taller.
    • Add more cups on top.

  5. What should stay the same when you test again?

    • the goal
    • how many blocks it held
    • the support you add

  6. Which material is best for a kite?

    • thick metal
    • light paper
    • heavy wood

  7. Sam's boat sank. What should he do?

    • Use a heavier material.
    • Add more weight to it.
    • Try a material that floats.

  8. Why do we test a design?

    • to see if it works
    • to make it heavier
    • to make it taller

  9. A bridge must hold 5 blocks. Which sentence is the goal?

    • Be the tallest bridge.
    • Use strong paper.
    • Hold 5 blocks.

  10. Which is the right order?

    • test, fix, plan, build
    • plan, build, test, fix
    • build, plan, fix, test

  11. The bridge goal is 5 blocks. It held 4. What does the test show?

    • The design needs to be fixed.
    • The goal was met.
    • The bridge needs less weight.
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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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