Lesson 3 of 10 · Engineering and Design
Lesson⭐ 30 XP🛠️ Engineer ShopMaking a Prediction
Engineering and Design.
🎯 Your mission
Learn the rule. Then catch nature using it.
⚡ The twist
The first design always fails. That's the point.
Mind = Blown
🚀 The Saturn V rocket burned 20 tons of fuel per second at liftoff.
Make a hypothesis first
Guess: what's the weakest part of this build?
What You'll Learn
A prediction is a guess about what will happen. Good scientists make predictions before testing.
Key Words
Tap a word to see its definition.
Steps
Look at the new words. Can you say each one?
Use your senses to describe what you notice.
Write 1-2 sentences about what happened.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What does 'predict' mean?
Where you see this in real life
Every bridge, building, and gadget you've ever used started with this.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Find something that's broken at home and try to figure out *why* it broke.
For the dinner table
“What's something around the house you'd redesign — and how?”
Next Smart Experiment
We'll pick an experiment that matches exactly how you're thinking right now.
Share this experiment
Send it to a parent who's looking for a 10-minute kitchen science win.
Ready?
Making a Prediction
Learn the rule. Then catch nature using it.
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