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In this lesson, children will discuss the needs of plants and use this information to design and construct a terrarium. Children will observe the terr...
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In this lesson, children will understand that plants have distinct odors by observing different plant scents and characterizing these different types ...
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In this lesson, children will observe, describe, and compare pumpkins and generate a list of ways individual pumpkins are similar and different. In ad...
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In this lesson, children will observe, describe, and compare the different parts found inside a pumpkin. Assessment criteria and connections to standa...
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In this lesson, children will go on a nature walk to a local park (or around the school grounds) to observe and count the types of animals that live t...
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In this lesson, children will observe and gain an appreciation for the diversity of birds in their local area. Children will compare different birds t...
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In this lesson, children will investigate the school grounds to find different weeds and to identify the different places weeds can grow. In addition ...
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In this lesson, children will use their observation skills to identify what tree branches look like. They will then use the knowledge they gained from...
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In this ongoing unit of study, children will use their observation and comparison skills to understand that certain trees change throughout the season...
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In this lesson, children will use their observation skills to closely examine leaves. Children will compare leaves, noticing that leaves can vary in s...
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In this lesson, children will use their observation skills to find objects with similar characteristics while on an outdoor nature scavenger hunt. In ...
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In this lesson, children will explore the outdoors to discover different objects in nature. Children will sort objects to learn about and identify dif...
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This is the newest book in the bestselling Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series. Like the first edition of volume 1, this book helps pinpoint wh...
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Problem-Based Learning in the Physical Science Classroom, K-12 (Book Sample)
Problem-Based Learning in the Physical Science Classroom, K–12 will help your students truly understand concepts such as motion, energy, and magne...
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Science for Young Children (Book Sample)
Available for Pre-order. This publication will be released in FEBRUARY 2018 Nurture curiosity and even joy in the youngest scientists. The 24 inquiry-...