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The Mystery of the Disappearing Tracks Lesson PlanThe Mystery of the Disappearing Tracks Lesson Plan
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The Mystery of the Disappearing Tracks

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Fifth graders watch as the teacher projects a series of pictures on the wall showing bird tracks heading toward each other but not meeting, two tracks converging into one, and two tracks converging and then being scuffed up. They write about a possible event that might have produced the tracks.

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animal tracks, animals

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Grade
5th
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Science
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Duration
30 mins
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Project-Based Learning

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