George Visits a Construction Site

From Curious George

George Visits a Construction Site
19 minPre-KK1st2ndScience
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Summary

George explores a busy construction site and watches how a building goes up piece by piece. He learns that builders plan and use the right tools for each job.

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Building something big takes a plan, the right tools, and many steps in order. George sees how a construction crew turns a plan into a real building.

  1. What machines and tools did George see at the construction site?
  2. Why do builders follow a plan and work in order?
  3. What has to be built first before the top of a building?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: construction, build, tools, plan.

Try it: Draw the steps to build a tower, in order: which part comes first, next, and last?