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Water Cycle: Weather Lesson 1

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First graders go on a water walk, collect weather data, and measure rainfall for a month. They examine the water cycle in this series of lessons.

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three states of matters, weather, math
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Grade
1st
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
3 days
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning
Technology
Audio
Video
Year
2004

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