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Attack of the Raging River

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Students explore mass and volume. In this mass and volume lesson plan, students pretend to be on a hike and have lost their way. Students must cross a river get back on track. Students must use mass, volume, surface area, density, property and displacement to calculate if they have the proper supplies to make it across the river.

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density, mass, rainforests, displacement, volume

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density, displacement, Engineering, mass, rainforest, volume, math
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Grade
5th - 6th
Subjects
Math
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
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Project-Based Learning
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