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Kids Do Ecology: Data and Science ActivityKids Do Ecology: Data and Science Activity
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National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara
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3rd - 8th
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Kids Do Ecology: Data and Science

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Learn about conducting your own investigation with these tips on following the scientific method. Find out how to state hypothesis, make observations, collect and analyze data, and display data to share results and conclusions of your investigation.

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data analysis, data collection

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collect data, investigation, observation, science process skill, scientific method, scientific process, steps to a science fair project, types of graph, oh a.im.6.a, conclusion, hypothesis, table

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional
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