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Comparing two designs

Science · Scientific Inquiry

Sometimes two people build different designs for the same job. You can test both and use the data to compare them.

Plane A4Plane B7
Plane A flew 4 meters. Plane B flew 7 meters.
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Mia tests two boat designs. Boat A holds 5 coins. Boat B holds 9 coins. Mia looks at the data and picks Boat B.

Boat A5Boat B9
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No design is perfect. One design might be strong. Another might be light or fast. Data helps you pick the best one.

Test both designs, compare the data, then pick the best one.

Practice · every answer feeds Maya's sky
Question 1 of 8

When you test two paper planes, what should you write down?