The Lawrence Hall of Science

The public science center of the University of California, Berkeley.




Make it Move

A student constructs an invention during the Make It Move workshop

Grades 1-2

Overview

Students engage in problem solving as they make inventions using simple hydraulic systems. They think like engineers as they design, build, test, and redesign their models. Open-ended investigations with specialized materials and tools focus students on cause and effect relationships and inspire them to create innovative solutions.

Related Next Generation Science Standards

  • DCIs: ETS1.A Defining and Delimiting Engineering Problems; ETS1.B Developing Possible Solutions; ETS1.C Optimizing the Design Solution
  • SEPs: Designing Solutions
  • CCCs: Systems and System Models, Cause and Effect

Additional Info

Groups of up to 32 students 

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