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Write It, Do It: Clear Instructions Challenge

Write instructions for building a hidden object so well that a partner can rebuild it without ever seeing it.

Grade 6BuildScience OlympiadEngineeringMathEngineeringGeometryLogicIntermediate40 to 60 min5 materials

What you'll learn

  • Use precise technical language to describe shape, size and position
  • Test instructions with a real user and improve them
  • Score the match between an original and a copy

Objective

Write a text-only description of a structure and test how accurately another person can rebuild it.

STEM concepts

Technical writingSpecificationsTesting with usersSpatial reasoning
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