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Students investigate and examine the different living things they find in a meadow. Students record the different colors that are present and create a graph, identify and label parts of a plant, use a magnifying lens to examine all living things found in a square area, collect an insect, observe birds and write similes for things they see in the meadow.

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similes, figurative language, literary devices, birds, flowers

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birds, flowers, insects, meadows, simile, science
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Grade
4th - 5th
Subjects
Science
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For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning

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