Evaluating Your Work: Learn to Identify Strengths and Weaknesses in Design and Technology

Question 1

When you get feedback on your work, what's the best thing to do?

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Use it to make your work better.

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Ignore it and do what you want.

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Get upset and tell the person who gave it to you that they're wrong.

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Tell your teacher that the feedback is wrong and that you don't need to improve your work.

Question 2

What does it mean when something is easy to use?

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User-friendly

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Looks good

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Lasts a long time

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Works well

Question 3

To evaluate your work on a class project with your partner, what should you do?

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Talk to each other about your work.

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Draw a picture of your work.

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Write a story about your work.

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Stay quiet and hope for the best.

Question 4

You've been working on a design project with your friend. How can you help each other make your work even better?

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Tell each other what you like and don't like about each other's work.

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Tell each other what you would change about each other's work.

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Give each other a score out of 10.

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Ignore each other's work and focus on your own.

Question 5

When you're proud of something you've made, what can you do to make it even better?

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Look at my work and think about what I could do differently next time.

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Ask a grown-up to help me fix it.

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Throw it away and start over.

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Copy someone else's idea.

Question 6

Why is it important to evaluate our work?

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To see what we did well and what we can improve

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To show our teachers how smart we are

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To get a good grade

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To make our parents proud

Question 7

When we evaluate something, what's the most important thing to do?

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Find out what's good and not so good about it

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Make it perfect

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Tell everyone how good it is

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Throw it away if it's not perfect

Question 8

Why do we ask our friends to look at our work and give us their thoughts?

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So they can help us find ways to make our work better.

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So they can tell us what to do.

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So they can make us feel good.

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So they can tell us if our work is good enough.

Question 9

How can you help your friend improve their drawing?

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Tell them what you like about it and one thing they could do better.

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Tell them what you don't like about it.

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Don't say anything.

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Tell them they are a bad artist.

Question 10

What's a good thing about asking a friend to check your work?

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They might see things you missed.

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They'll always give you a good grade.

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You don't have to think as much.

Question 11

When you look at a toy, what different things can you think about to decide if you like it?

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The colours

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The shape

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The sounds it makes

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The smell of the toy

Question 12

Why is it helpful to evaluate your work?

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It helps you improve your designs.

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It makes your designs look better.

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It tells you when you're done.

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It's a waste of time.

Question 13

Why is it useful to ask our friends for feedback when we are making something?

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Because they can help us find ways to make it even better.

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So they can tell us how smart we are.

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So we can show off how much better we are than them.

Question 14

How can we make sure our designs can be used by everyone?

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Ask people from different backgrounds to try our designs and give feedback.

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Only ask our friends to try our designs.

Question 15

How can we use evaluation to make better choices in our daily lives?

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It helps us learn from our mistakes.

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It's only for finding problems in our work.

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It's only for big projects at school.

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It's too hard for us to do.

Question 16

When it's tricky to spot ways to make our work better, what can we do to help us find them?

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Ask a friend or grown-up to check our work.

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Give up and start again.

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Only think about the good parts of our work.

Question 17

You built a tower out of blocks. You looked at it and realized it was too short. What should you do first to make it better?

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Look at your tower and think about what you like and don't like about it.

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Ask your teacher for help.

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Compare your tower to other towers you've seen.

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Make changes to your tower to make it better.

Question 18

When you look at your work, what should you try to find?

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Good and not-so-good parts

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How much fun you had

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What it looks like to other people

Question 19

What is the most important thing to remember when you are looking at your own work?

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To be honest with yourself

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To be kind to yourself

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To be quick

Question 20

Why do we give feedback?

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To help others make their work better

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To show how clever we are

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To make others feel bad

Question 21

What should you do if you get feedback on your work?

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Listen carefully and try to understand it

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Get upset and argue

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Ignore it

Question 22

When you are looking at your work and the work of others, what is the most important thing to remember?

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To be fair

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To be creative

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To be fast

Question 23

What does it mean to 'evaluate' something?

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To decide if it is good or bad

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To make it look better

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To break it into pieces

Question 24

Which of these is a nice way to give feedback?

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I like the colours, but maybe you could try using different materials.

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This is awesome!

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This is boring!

Question 25

Why is it important to evaluate our work?

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So we can learn from our mistakes

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So we can show off how good we are

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So the teacher can give us a grade

Question 26

What does it mean to 'criticise' something?

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To find fault with it

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To praise it

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To ignore it

Question 27

What is the most important thing to think about when designing a toy car?

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How safe it is

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How fast it can go

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How it looks

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How much it costs

Question 28

What does it mean to evaluate a design?

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To decide if it works

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To make it better

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To change it

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To break it

Question 29

Which of these is NOT a good thing about a design?

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It is made of expensive materials

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It looks good

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It works well

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It is easy to use

Question 30

What is the first step to take when designing something?

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Research

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Sketching

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Building

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Testing

Question 31

When should you ask for help with your design?

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Both before and after building

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Before you start building

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After you finish building

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Never

Question 32

Why do we check our work?

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To find out what we did well and what we can do better

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To show our teacher how smart we are

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To get a good grade

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None of these things

Question 33

If someone gives us feedback on our work that we don't agree with, what should we do?

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Listen to their ideas and think about what they said

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Argue with them

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Ignore them

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None of these things

Question 34

What is a good thing to say about a design that works well?

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It does what it is supposed to do.

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It is pretty.

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It is fun to make.

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It is made from expensive materials.

Question 35

What is the first thing you should do when evaluating a design?

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Think about how it works.

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Look at how it looks.

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Consider how easy it is to make.

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Decide if you like it.

Question 36

Which of these is NOT a way to improve a design?

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Make it more complicated.

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Change the materials.

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Simplify it.

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Test it and make adjustments.

Question 37

When evaluating a design, it is important to:

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Consider both the good and bad things about it.

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Only focus on the good things about it.

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Only focus on the bad things about it.

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Ignore the opinions of others.

Question 38

Which of these is a strength of a design that uses recycled materials?

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It is more environmentally friendly.

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It is more expensive.

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It is less durable.

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It looks more stylish.

Question 39

What is a weakness of a design that is too complicated?

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It is more difficult to understand.

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It is easier to make.

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It is more durable.

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It is less likely to break.

Question 40

When giving feedback on a design, it is important to:

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Be specific and helpful.

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Only say nice things.

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Only say bad things.

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Avoid using any negative language.

Question 41

Which of these is NOT a good way to present your evaluation of a design?

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Write a poem.

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Write a report.

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Give a presentation.

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Make a video.

Question 42

When evaluating the work of others, it's NOT okay to

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Make fun of their work.

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Be respectful and kind.

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Compare their work to your own.

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Offer suggestions on how they could improve.

Question 43

We evaluate the work of others to

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Help them improve.

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Make ourselves look better.

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Criticize their work.

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Show off our own work.

Question 44

When evaluating the work of others, it's important to remember that

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Everyone has different strengths and weaknesses.

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Everyone's work is perfect.

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You should only evaluate work that is similar to your own.

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You should always be negative in your feedback.

Question 45

An important skill to develop when giving feedback to others is

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Empathy.

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Sarcasm.

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Rudeness.

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Insensitivity.

Question 46

When using scissors, what is an important safety rule to remember?

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Always cut away from yourself.

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Only use scissors when your teacher is watching.

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Run with scissors in your hand.

Question 47

Which of these is NOT a step in evaluating your work?

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Starting a new project

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Checking if it meets its purpose

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Asking someone for their opinion

Question 48

What does it mean to improve your work?

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Make it better by fixing mistakes

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Make it look pretty

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Start over completely

Question 49

When giving feedback on someone's work, what is important to remember?

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Be kind and focus on the good things

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Point out only the bad things

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Tell them what you don't like.

Question 50

What does it mean when something is 'fit for purpose'?

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It works well for what it is meant to do.

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It looks good.

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It is the same as other similar things.

Question 51

What does it mean to 'evaluate' your work?

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To look at it and see if it is good

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To play with it and enjoy it

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To break it and throw it away

Question 52

You want to buy a toy, but you're not sure which one to get. How can you use your evaluation skills to help you decide?

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Compare the toys and choose the one that you think will be the most fun to play with.

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Look at the toys and choose the one with the most colors.

Question 53

When our friends show us their designs, how can we help them feel happy about their work and also learn how to make it even better?

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Ask them what they like about their design and what they could change to make it even better.

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Tell them their design is not very good and show them how you would do it.

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Tell them they should start over and make a new design.

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Make fun of their design and tell them it's silly.

Question 54

When we ask our friends to look at our work and tell us what they think, what do we call it?

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Peer feedback

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Asking for help

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Showing off

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Learning from others

Question 55

Your toy car breaks easily. What can you do to make it stronger?

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Find the parts that are weak and make them stronger

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Change the whole design of the car

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Ask a friend to help you fix it

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Give up and stop playing with it

Question 56

Your toy car keeps breaking apart. What's the best way to find out why?

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Take it apart and put it back together

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Drive it around the room

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Ask a friend to look at it

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Throw it at the wall

Question 57

Why is it important to think about how a product affects the environment when we are evaluating it?

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Because we want to protect our planet.

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Because we want to make products that last a long time.

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Because it makes our designs look better.

Question 58

When giving feedback to a friend on their drawing, what's the kindest thing to do?

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Tell your friend what they did well and what they could do better

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Say it looks nice, even if you don't think so

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Tell your friend their drawing is bad and they should give up

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Just say nothing

Question 59

When designing something, what should we keep in mind to make sure everyone can use it?

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Think about people who might need to use it in different ways.

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Make it colorful.

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Make it really big.

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Use only simple shapes.

Question 60

What is a good way to improve your drawing?

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Ask a friend or adult to look at it and give you feedback

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Never listen to any feedback

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Only ask the teacher to help you

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Hide your drawing from everyone

Question 61

What should you do first when evaluating someone else's drawing?

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Look at it carefully and describe what you see

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Tell them what they should have done differently

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Decide if it is a good or bad drawing

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Compare it to other people's drawings

Question 62

What is a good thing about a drawing that has bright colors?

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It is more eye-catching

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It is harder to draw

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It uses more paper

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It looks more realistic

Question 63

What is a problem with a drawing that has too many lines?

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It can be hard to see what the picture is

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It does not look as neat

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It is more likely to tear

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It uses too much ink

Question 64

What can you do to improve a drawing that is too small?

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Draw it on a bigger piece of paper

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Add more details

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Cut it out and glue it to a bigger piece of paper

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Make it a different color