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Water and Ice

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Students participate in various air experiments to understand that air is all around us. In this states of matter lesson, students focus on the role of air in the water cycle. Students understand that air is densest near the ground. Students with air pressure. Students write about what air is?

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the water cycle

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states of matters, water cycle, science
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Grade
K - 2nd
Subjects
Science
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Inquiry-Based Learning
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