Activity 3: Redesign the Spy Robot
Take the Spy Robot Project from Activity 2 and disassemble it.
Take the Spy Robot Project from Activity 2 and disassemble it.
Create a new and different object from the same materials.
Create a new and different object from the same materials.
Use all the existing blocks from the Spy Robot Project.
Use all the existing blocks from the Spy Robot Project.
Students should check with the instructor before adding any new Lego blocks to the new creature.
Students should check with the instructor before adding any new Lego blocks to the new creature.
NGSS
NGSS
Performance Expectations:
Performance Expectations:
2-PS1-3. Make observations to construct an evidence-based account of how an object made of a small set of pieces can be disassembled and made into a new object. [Clarification Statement: Examples of pieces could include blocks, building bricks, or other assorted small objects.]
Disciplinary Core Ideas:
Disciplinary Core Ideas:
PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter
PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter
A great variety of objects can be built up from a small set of pieces. (2-PS1-3)
Cross Cutting Concepts:
Cross Cutting Concepts:
Energy and Matter
Energy and Matter
Objects may break into smaller pieces and be put together into larger pieces, or change shapes. (2-PS1-3)