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The Properties of Air

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First graders draw conclusions about the properties of air. In this properties of air lesson plan, the teacher demonstrates several properties of air and guides students through discovering that air is colorless, tasteless, odorless, exerts pressure, has weight, and takes up space without having a definite shape.

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air pressure, air properties, describing air, science
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1st
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Science
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