Crab Quakes / Hopping Helpers
From Work It Out Wombats! · 2023
26 minPre-KK1stTechnologySocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
A full two-segment Work It Out Wombats! episode (~26 min). Rumbling "crab quakes" and a big helping job put the wombats' problem-solving to work -- spotting what's causing the trouble and testing a fix one step at a time. Free on the official PBS KIDS YouTube channel.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
In this Work It Out Wombats! video, the wombats use computational thinking to work out an everyday problem. Use these questions to talk about “Crab Quakes / Hopping Helpers.”
- What is causing the trouble in each story?
- How do the wombats figure out what to do?
- How can finding the cause help you fix a problem?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: cause, problem, clue, fix, test.
Try it: Think of a problem. Write what might be causing it, then a way to fix it.