Summary
Stuck in Terra Swampa, the CyberSquad needs one invention that can do two very different jobs — cross a soggy swamp and scale a tall cliff. They learn to match each part of a design to the function it has to perform.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
One invention has to do two very different jobs, so the team designs each part on purpose.
- What two jobs did the invention have to do?
- How did the team decide what parts to add?
- Why does a good design start with the job it needs to do?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: design, function, feature.
Try it: Sketch a gadget that does two jobs and label which part does each one.