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What Temperature Is It? Lesson PlanWhat Temperature Is It? Lesson Plan
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What Temperature Is It?

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Learners use the internet to research information on the average maximum and minimum temperature for a city in their state. They create spreadsheets and enter data to analyze the information, focusing on averages, maximums, minimums and range.

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climates, average, central tendency

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climate, math
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Resource Details

Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
4 days
Instructional Strategy
Research
Technology
Database & Spreadsheet
Year
2003

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