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Teaching Inference with Trash and Mystery Objects Lesson PlanTeaching Inference with Trash and Mystery Objects Lesson Plan
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Teaching Inference with Trash and Mystery Objects

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Students practice solving mysteries and using inference skills by digging through trash.  In this problem solving lesson, students investigate groups of garbage to determine what type of person the garbage belonged to.  Students create a T-chart guessing who the mystery person is.

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garbage activity, inferring skills, solving a mystery, english language arts
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Grade
4th - 5th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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1 hr
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