Summary
A full Work It Out Wombats! episode (~13 min). Zeke's collection has grown too big to manage, so the wombats sort the objects into groups by how they are alike -- a real lesson in classifying things into categories and counting each group. 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 “Zeke's Collection Selection.”
- Why does Zeke need to sort his collection?
- What are some ways the wombats group the objects?
- How could you sort a pile of your toys into groups?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: collection, sort, group, category, count.
Try it: Sort a small pile of objects into two groups. Count how many are in each group.