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Brief History of Gas Works Park in Seattle Washington
Learn more about the history of Gas Works Park on the shores of Lake Union, which operated from 1906 to 1956 and turned coal into gas that the city used for lighting and heating homes and cooking. After the plant was shut down, city...
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Read All about It
Mr. Griot shares an example of an informational newspaper article to teach the important characteristics of informational writing.
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Central Idea of Informational Text
Central Idea of Informational Text identifies and explains details in an informational text that support a given theme or central idea.
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Solving Put-Together Problems with Picture Graphs
In this video, the teacher explains how to use a picture graph to solve put-together problems. The graph shows the number of students who play different sports and their favorite playground equipment. The teacher demonstrates how to...
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Reading and Analyzing Picture Graphs
In this video, students learn how to read and interpret picture graphs by analyzing data about favorite sports and playground equipment. They learn to identify the most popular and least favorite options based on the number of symbols or...