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Better Lesson: Goody Goody Gumdrop! Building Structures Are Fun! Lesson PlanBetter Lesson: Goody Goody Gumdrop! Building Structures Are Fun! Lesson Plan
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Better Lesson: Goody Goody Gumdrop! Building Structures Are Fun!

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In this instructional activity, the children will be building a physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object, such as triangles, helps it function. At the end, the children will test their gumdrop structures and the class will collectively draw conclusions about how the shapes used in the structure add to its stability and/or strength.

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design, triangles

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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