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Crayon Dog leash

Earmuffs Mixer

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Baseball cap Calculator

Watering can Shovel

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Drumsticks

Paper fan Comb

Broom

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Butterfly net Meterstick

Umbrella Chopsticks

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One Handy Thing 1. Name of object: _______________________________

2. Labeled sketch of object:

3. What are the object’s parts and their purposes?

Part Purpose

4. What problem does this handy thing solve? _______________________

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5. What would life be like without it? _______________________________

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Build a Better Backpack1. Name of your improved backpack: _________________________

2. Draw and label the new structures on the picture below.

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3. What does each new structure do? Fill out the T-chart below.

Structure Function

4. How is your improved backpack better than the original?

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5. Create a song, rap, or advertisement to sell your new and improved backpack!

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STEM at HomeDear ___________________,

At school, we have been learning that engineers design many of the things we use in our daily lives. These things are called technologies.

I learned that: _______________________________________________________

My favorite part of the lesson was: ______________________________________

At home, we can watch a short video called “Preventing Back Pain From Backpacks” about the problems backpacks can cause.

Search “Inside Science Preventing Back Pain” to find the Inside Science video at www.insidescience.org/content/preventing-back-pain-backpacks/812.

After we watch the video together, we can figure out if my backpack is too heavy! We will need a bathroom scale and a calculator for this part.

__________ lbs. = weight of my full backpack

__________ lbs. = my weight

__________ = 10% of my weight (my weight x .10)

Conclusion: Is my full backpack heavier than 10% of my weight?

¨ Yes ¨ No

If yes, my backpack is too heavy!

What I can do to help make my backpack safer for me to carry:

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