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King of the Mound

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Students investigate water as an agent of change. They conduct an experiment involving a mound of soil, observe and record any changes that occur when ice melts on the mound of dirt, and create a drawing of the changes that take place on the mound.

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the earth's crust, the earth's layers, water

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earth's surface, water, science
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Grade
4th - 6th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning
Year
1998

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