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Build and Test a Design

Grade 1 Science Worksheet - Building Confidence

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  1. A bridge must hold 3 blocks. What is the goal?

    • Use red paper.
    • Hold 3 blocks.
    • Be very tall.

  2. The bridge held 2 blocks. The goal was 3 blocks. Did it work?

    • Yes. It met the goal.
    • No. It must hold more.
    • Yes. It held 2.

  3. Which step comes first?

    • Make it better.
    • Test it.
    • Find the problem.

  4. Which step comes after you build?

    • Find the problem.
    • Test it.
    • Paint it.

  5. A paper bridge bends in the middle. What can help?

    • Change the color.
    • Paint the top.
    • Add a support under it.

  6. Which is best for a strong tower?

    • tissue paper
    • blocks
    • cotton balls

  7. Which is best for a boat that floats?

    • a rock
    • a plastic cup
    • a key

  8. After a test, what should you do?

    • Look at the result.
    • Change the goal.
    • Build a new model.

  9. A tower of cups falls over. What can help?

    • Put a cup on top.
    • Make it taller.
    • Make the bottom wider.

  10. Look at the bars. Which test held more blocks?

    • Both held the same.
    • New test
    • First test
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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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