Physical Science · Materials & Objects
Build It, Take It Apart, Build Something New
Explore how the same set of pieces can be taken apart and rearranged to make a different object.
Lesson plan
Build It, Take It Apart, Build Something New
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Lesson overview
What students will learn
- Observe how an object can be made from smaller pieces.
- Use evidence to explain how the same pieces can be rearranged into a new object.
Key science ideas
- Many objects are made from smaller pieces.
- Some objects can be taken apart without changing the pieces.
- The same pieces can sometimes be rearranged to make a new object.
Lesson at a glance
- Grade 2
- 40 min
- ~7 min prep
- 2-PS1-3
- 4 materials
What’s included
- Lesson Plan
- Investigation
- Teacher Slides
- Printable Worksheet
- Teacher Answer Key
- Interactive Activity
- Vocabulary