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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 5, Lesson 25: Geo Jungle Lesson PlanGeo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 5, Lesson 25: Geo Jungle Lesson Plan
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 5, Lesson 25: Geo Jungle

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Students search the school grounds for examples of symmetry in nature. They bring examples back to the classroom and write about them.

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Narrative Writing, narratives, symmetry

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nature, symmetry, math

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