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Coding · Ages 5+ · Set A
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Mia's paper plane

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The paper planeMia and Bo flew a paper plane. One wind, and it dropped near Bo. Mia changed one thing: three winds. It flew farther but landed in a bush. Five winds, and it flew over the fence!
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After one wind, where did the plane land?
👣Near Bo's feet🌳In a bush🏡Over the fence
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How many winds sent it over the fence?
🌀One wind🌀🌀🌀Three winds🌀🌀🌀🌀🌀Five winds
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The plane landed in a bush. What did Mia do next?
🏳️Gave up🌪️Changed ten things🔧Changed one more thing
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Is it okay if the first try does not work?
YesNo
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Did Mia change ten things at once?
YesNo
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If you change one thing, you know what helped.
TrueFalse

Try, look, fix

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Number what the plane did, first to last.
  • Five winds: it flew over
  • One wind: it dropped
  • Three winds: it landed in a bush
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Why did Mia change only the winds?
😴Bo was tired🧗To make it harder🔍To tell what helped
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Join each step to what it is.
  1. 1📝 Make the steps
  2. 2▶️ Try the steps
  3. 3👀 See what happened
  4. 4🔧 Fix one thing
  • Achange just one thing
  • Blook at the plane
  • Cwrite the card
  • Dlet Bo run them
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Copy it. try again
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Draw the plane flying over the fence.
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Draw something you tried again.
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Answer key · Set A
Try it, and try again
1Near Bo's feet The spring was too loose, so the plane dropped close to Bo's feet.
2Five winds Five winds sent the plane over the fence. Three winds landed it in a bush.
3Changed one more thing Mia changed just one more thing, the winds, and tried again.
4Yes Yes. Nobody gets it perfect the first time, and that is fine.
5No No. She changed only one thing, just the winds.
6True Yes. If you change one thing, you can tell which change helped.
73, 1, 2 Each try went farther, because Mia fixed one thing each time.
8To tell what helped Changing one thing lets you tell which change helped.
91-C, 2-D, 3-B, 4-A Make the steps, try them, see what happened, and fix one thing.
Mark each answer, count the right ones and write the score on the sheet.