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- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students view objects of various sizes from several viewing distances to discover that their visual field is limited. They record what they see and compare their observations with classmates. They conduct more structured experiments. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students explain that there are limits to what the eye can see and that a magnifying glass can help extend those limits. They examine an object with the magnifying glass and draw the size and shape of what they see as accurately as they can. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students rotate between four stations to examine light energy behavior. They discover how a magnifying glass and prism works. They investigate the polar characteristics of light as well. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students participate in hands-on activities with prisms, magnifying glasses and polarized lenses. They observe that light travels in wave form and identify the colors of the rainbow as different wavelengths. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 2nd
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Students demonstrate that magnifiers help people see things they could not see without them. They examine fabric squares using magnifying lenses and without and create drawings and descriptions of each. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd
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Students observe different rocks and describe their similarities and differences both in writing and verbally. Students work in pairs to investigate the rocks and record as many observations as possible before examining broken pieces of the rock with a magnifying glass. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st
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Students investigate objects using rulers and magnifying glasses. They record their observations using a data-recording sheet and write a characteristic for each item they observe. They use the ruler to solve math problems. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd
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Students are introduced to the procedures on how to use a magnifying glass. They illustrate an object from a specific distance first by only their eyes and then another illustration with the magnifying glass. They draw each picture to scale showing as much detail as possible. They discuss the similarities and differences between the two drawings to end the lesson. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 5th
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Students engage in a lesson of simulating a pond study in the classroom. They create a number of study tools using home items that are converted to things like a net, magnifying glass, and collection containers. The simulation is meant to increase awareness of how scientists use tools to gather data. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students experiment using bread contained in a plastic bag and placed on a bulletin board to see how long it takes black bread mold to develop. They use magnifying glasses for their observations, recording what they see in a journal. Full Review »
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