Getting an Apple Out of a Tree
From The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! · 2018
4 minK1st2ndScienceTechnology
Summary
An apple is stuck high in a tree — time to solve a problem! Nick and Sally test ideas and tools to knock it down, a great look at the engineering habit of trying, failing and trying again.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
When one idea doesn't work, we can change it and try again.
- What was the problem the characters had to solve?
- What did they try first, and did it work?
- How did they change their plan to finally get the apple?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: problem, plan, test, try again, tool.
Try it: Think of a way to reach something high up safely. Draw your tool and label it.