"Changing a system and testing it—whether in sports, robotics, or space—helps people learn what works best and improve over time."
Ask the class before watching:
"Can you think of a time you changed the rules, tools, or steps of an activity (a game, a project, or practice) and it made things better—or worse—and why?"
A schedule where each team takes turns playing against the others.
In our class kickball round-robin, every team gets a chance to play every other team for a short game.
Wanting to do your best to win by trying hard and focusing.
The short games made everyone more competitive, so they listened closely and passed the ball faster.
Solving problems by designing, building, testing, and improving things.
When the robot arm kept slipping, the team used engineering to redesign the grip and test it again.
A way to see inside the body using sound waves.
The astronaut practiced using an ultrasound to check how a muscle looked while floating in space.
Have students answer these questions after watching the episode.