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Harvard Smithsonian: Everyday Classroom Tools InteractiveHarvard Smithsonian: Everyday Classroom Tools Interactive
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Harvard University
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Pre-K - 1st
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Interactives
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Interactive

Harvard Smithsonian: Everyday Classroom Tools

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The focus of this series of lessons is to engage students in an exploration of the world around them. The emphasis is on inquiry as students learn about the earth, sun, light, shapes and more.

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Concepts

angles, degrees, graphing, life cycles, patterns, sampling, scientists, shadows, sunlight, temperature, time zones, triangles

Additional Tags

assumptions, calculating area, calculation, classroom investigation, comparing, conducting a scientific investigation, control, discovery, earth's tilt, experiment, field investigation, geometry, latitude, longitude, modeling, nature of light, observation, orbit, predicting, science as a tool, scientific information, scientific investigate, scientific investigation, seasons, sun's path, theory, cd.pk.4.1.1.a explore objects, materials and events in the environment., cd.pk.4.1.1.d engage in simple investigations., cd.pk.4.1.1.f record observations using words, pictures, charts, graphs, etc., harvard-smithsonian: everyday classroom tools, conclusion, question

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

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