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A Builder With Big Ideas: teacher key

Mark Rober, grade 1 edition, written for 1st grade. Mark Rober is an engineer. He worked at NASA and now he makes videos and kits.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

  1. Where did Mark grow up?
    • Brea, California (answer)
    • A boat
    • The moon
  2. Where did Mark work?
    • At NASA (answer)
    • At a farm
    • At a bank
  3. What did Mark's first YouTube video show?
    • A cake
    • A dog
    • A Halloween costume (answer)
  4. What do kids do with CrunchLabs kits?
    • Build things (answer)
    • Eat them
    • Plant them
  5. What does CrunchLabs want kids to do?
    • Sleep late
    • Think like an engineer (answer)
    • Run a mile

Words

  • rover: goes to Mars
  • kits: things to build