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The Structure

Chapter 6: Telling the Story

The Structure

"A good paper is built like a sandwich."

A sandwich. Top bun (Intro), Meat/Veggie (Methods/Results), Bottom bun (Conclusion).

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How do you explain a whole adventure so people can follow it? The squad's answer is delicious, build it like a sandwich. The top bun introduces the question, the filling holds what you did and what you found, and the bottom bun wraps everything up with a conclusion. This playful picture gives children their first feel for structure, the invisible skeleton behind every report and paper on the road from observation to publication. While they color each layer, they are quietly learning that stories and science both need a beginning, a middle, and an end.

Talk about it while you color

  • What would you put in the middle of your story sandwich?
  • Why do you think a story needs a top and a bottom, like buns?
  • If you made a sandwich about your day, what would each layer be?