Taking Apart & Rebuilding
Observe that an object made of a small set of pieces can be disassembled and made into a new object, understanding that the pieces still exist
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If your child builds a tower with building bricks and then takes it apart to build a car, can they explain that the same bricks are used but arranged differently?
Observe that an object made of a small set of pieces can be disassembled and made into a new object, understanding that the pieces still exist
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- Explain that taking apart an object and rebuilding it uses the same pieces in a new arrangement
- Describe how the pieces themselves don't change even though the object looks different
- Give an everyday example of reusing materials to make something new
“If your child builds a tower with building bricks and then takes it apart to build a car, can they explain that the same bricks are used but arranged differently?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Matter & Materials
- Age range
- Ages 7–8
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