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Pan Balance: Shapes
Young scholars explore the concept of equivalence as it relates to comparing concrete objects to determine greater or lesser attributes such as length and weight. In this pan balance-shapes instructional activity, students make...
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Out of This World
Students are introduced to the solar system and its place in the universe. They begin to grasp the idea of very large numbers by estimating and computing how long it take the class to make a million x's.
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Tip the Scales
Students, in groups, estimate and check the weights of classroom objects using coins as the standard of measure.
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Kool Kumara Lesson Plans
Students explore and observe the plant world and acquire knowledge about the functional parts of plants. For this Kool Kumara lesson, students make observations and record specific data on a recording sheet. Students estimation length,...
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Wanted Dead or Alive...How Big Is it?
Fourth graders estimate the measurements of trees using unconventional techniques.
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Making Estimations in Measurement
Students utilize their knowledge of measurement in making accurate measurements and estimations.