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Better Lesson: Interpreting Live Data Lesson PlanBetter Lesson: Interpreting Live Data Lesson Plan
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4th - 5th
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Better Lesson: Interpreting Live Data

Curated by ACT

Students will be using live data about volcanoes and earthquakes to look for patterns and understand why natural disasters may or may not be able to be predicted. Resources include helpful websites, a video of the lesson in action, student worksheets, and examples of student's work.

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earthquakes, erosion, volcanic eruptions, volcanoes

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4-ess2-2, betterlesson, betterlesson: interpreting live data, fossil record, volcanos

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

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