Inventor's Toolbox Game

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This learning resource is available in interactive and printable formats. The interactive worksshet can be played online and assigned to students. The Printable PDF version can be downloaded and printed for completion by hand.

Sort words into "Helps Build Things" and "Fixes Problems.

Helps Build ThingsFixes Problemshammernailsblueprintsawladderrulerwrenchtapescrewdrivergluetoolboxduct tape
ABOUT THIS GAME
Inventor's Toolbox' encourages students to classify tools into 'Helps Build Things' and 'Fixes Problems,' exploring the role of tools in solving real-life challenges.
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Workybooks
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RELATED TAGS
tools activity
engineering design
problem solving
NGSS standards
building tools
learning activity

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