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Let's make coal flowers! With this fun activity, young learners watch and learn as they grow crystals! With simple household materials and the instructions included in this lesson plan, your class can grow their own crystals. Learners will make predictions, record observations, and learn about the history behind this activity. This resource includes historical background information, discussion prompts, and a worksheet for your young scientists to record their data. 

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making predictions, coal, hypotheses, making observations, data analysis

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coal, crystallization, data, hypotheses, inquiry, observation, prediction, Experiment, hypothesis forming, hypothesis, hypothesis and observation, crystallization process, science
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Grade
1st - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
Instructional Strategies
Project-Based Learning
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Year
2011

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