📝make the steps▶️try them👀see what happened🔧fix one thing
Try it, look, fix one thing, try again.
The big ideaTry your steps, see what happens, fix one thing, and try again.
How it works
Nobody gets it right the first time, and that is fine.
Try it, see what happened, fix one thing, and try again.
Change one thing at a time, so you can tell what helped.
Round and round.
Example 1: The first try
Mia winds the spring one time and lets go.
The plane drops near Bo's feet.
She looks closely and sees that the spring is too loose.
One try is only the start.
Example 2: Fix one thing
Mia changes only the winds, to three.
The plane flies farther but lands in a bush.
Better, not perfect yet.
👣one wind: near Bo🌳three winds: the bush🏡five winds: over the fence
Each try goes farther.
Example 3: One more fix
Mia changes one more thing, to five winds.
The plane zooms over the fence!
Changing one thing each time showed which change helped.
Example 4: Too many changes
If Mia changed ten things at once, she could not tell which one helped.
So she changes one thing, tries again, and looks.
Words to know
try
To run the steps and see.
fix
To change something so it works better.
bug
A mix-up in the steps.
Watch out
Do not give up after the first try.
Do not change everything at once.
Do not hide what happened. It is a clue.
A try that does not work is not a failure, it is a first look.
Try it
The plane dropped near Bo. What does Mia do?
How many things do we change at a time?
Is it okay if the first try does not work?
Which comes first: try the steps or see what happened?
Answers: 1. Looks at what happened and fixes one thing · 2. One · 3. Yes · 4. Try the steps
Try at homeFold a paper plane with a grown-up, fly it and see where it lands. Then change just one thing, like bending the wings up a little, and fly it again. Did that one change help? Try changing one more thing.
For grown-upsFold a paper plane together, fly it, and change just one thing, like bending the wings up a little. Then fly it again and ask: did that one change help?
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