E-Fabrication · Unit 03
Moving Story Build
Motion + Mechanisms · Low tech
Today’s challenge
Use motion to communicate an action or narrative.
Grade 3 focusBuild and name one mechanism, then tune it through observation.
Grade 5 focusCombine mechanisms, measure reliability, and explain cause-and-effect failures.
Success example · inspiration, not a design to copy
Look closely. What makes this successful?
The movement clearly communicates an action or part of the story.
What to do
- Understand. Read the challenge. Circle the important need, rule, or safety limit.
- Plan. Use the thinking spaces below before you begin making.
- Make. Build, model, code, practice, or investigate carefully with your team.
- Check. Use evidence—not guesses—to decide what worked.
- Improve or explain. Make one useful change or share your strongest conclusion.
Engineer’s thinking
1. Draw and label your plan before building.
2. List the materials, parts, or digital tools you will use.
3. Record one change you make while building.
Evidence check
Show what you learned.
Your teacher will look for: A working moving story model and a labeled mechanism sketch.
My evidence
My next step
Exit reflection
Today I learned that because .
Next time I will .
How independently did I work?□ I needed coaching□ I worked with my team□ I can teach this skill