Summary
OK Go's videos come from trying wild ideas, failing, tweaking, and trying again. This video celebrates experimentation itself — testing one change at a time and learning from what happens. A friendly introduction to fair testing and iteration.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Experimenting means trying, failing, and trying again a little differently.
- Why is it useful to change only one thing at a time when you test an idea?
- What can you learn from an experiment that doesn't work?
- What is something you'd like to keep testing until you get it right?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: experiment, fair test, variable, iterate.
Try it: Pick something to test (how far a paper airplane flies). Change one part, run it twice, and record what happened each time.