Technologies · Foundation · Design and Technologies: Making and Caring for Our World · Extension Unit
Where Things Come From
Students notice how everyday objects and foods are made, and where the materials in them come from in the natural world.
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Students notice how everyday objects and foods are made, and where the materials in them come from in the natural world.
Key Questions
- What is this object made from, and where did the material grow or come from?
- Who made this object, and what tools did they use?
- What can we make ourselves, and what do we rely on others to make?
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