Science in Disguise: teacher key

Mark Rober, grade 5 edition, written for 5th grade. Mark Rober hides science inside fun videos. Read how he treats failure like a game, what he built and who he teamed up with.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What does Mark say he hides like vegetables?
   • The jet pack
   • The science (answer)
   • The squirrels
2. What did Mark's first YouTube video show?
   • A Halloween costume (answer)
   • A bird feeder
   • A rover
3. What does Mark compare failure to?
   • A nap
   • A long trip
   • Losing a level in a video game (answer)
4. Where did Mark work on product design?
   • At a bank
   • At Apple (answer)
   • At a zoo
5. What did Team Trees aim to plant?
   • 20 million trees (answer)
   • 2 trees
   • A single flower
6. How does Mark handle a setback?
   • He quits for good
   • He hides from it
   • He tries again and works out how to beat it (answer)

Words

• rover: Mars explorer
• gamification: game-style thinking
• kits: things to build
• Curiosity: a Mars rover