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How Much Does a Bear Weigh?
Students estimate how many children in their class it would take to equal the mass of one adult bear. They then weigh and record their measurement on a chart to check their estimate.
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Creating the Ideal Cargo Boat
Students build boats out of clay to test the buoyancy of the boat in water. Students break into pairs and construct their boat to specific guide lines, then experiment with their boat in the water.
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Demonstrating Erosion in Action
Students easure and record volume of water, then measure and record mass of soil. They explain the effects of the following in controlling erosion: Contouring, cover crop, strip cropping, reforestation, inter-seeding.
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Rwanda: You Go, Girls
Students examine the genocide that took place in Rwanda in 1994 and focus the post-genocide success of women. They study websites to examine how women are challenging their traditional roles in Rwandan society.
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Mud Pies
Young scholars determine how fractions relate to whole numbers. They determine the relationship among different fractions and order fractions from least to greatest. They
determine how the viscosity of mud can be varied to affect its...
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Class Flow: Pre Algebra/ Pan Balance
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart allows students to manipulate objects in order to complete pan balance operations. It also has a few order of operation problems as a review.