The Inventor Who Collected Mistakes

Dr. Piko loves inventing. Today, he made a car that can fly through the sky. But then... plop! The car flew just a little, then quickly fell down. Dr. Piko said, "Oh no, why did it fall?"

🤔 Why do you think Dr. Piko’s car fell down? Shall we think about it together?

Whenever Dr. Piko makes a mistake, he writes it down on paper. "Maybe the wings were too small?" "Maybe the car was a little too heavy?" In this way, he writes notes about what he learned. Then he puts the paper into a box. The name of the box is the "Treasure Box of Mistakes."

🤔 When you make a mistake and think, “Why did that happen?” what kinds of things can you learn?

One day, Dr. Piko opened the box. Inside were so many papers about mistakes! "Slippery tires" "A propeller that spun too much" "A balloon that puffed up too much" Dr. Piko looked very closely. Then, flash! He had a great idea. "If I put these mistakes together, maybe I can make a new invention!"

🤔 There are all kinds of mistake papers. Which mistakes do you think could be put together to make an interesting invention?

Dr. Piko built something while looking at the mistake papers. The balloon made it float softly. The wings made it sway gently. The tires rolled round and round. The propeller spun around and around. Then, a new vehicle was finished! Dr. Piko smiled. "Mistakes weren’t bad things after all. They were hints to help me do better next time!"

🤔 Thanks to his mistakes, Dr. Piko was able to make a new invention. Is there anything you learned to do after making a mistake?