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Classification This task (in PALM and in PALS) is in the Properties of Objects and Materials domain. Students must divide provided objects based on observable traits and explain their classification techniques. This task includes: |
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Classifying Candy I This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on the knowledge of properties of objects and materials. Students must separate the given candy based on observation and explain their classifications. This task includes: |
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Classifying Candy III This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on the knowledge of properties of objects and materials. Students must separate the given candy, creating a classification tree based on properties. This task includes: |
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Classifying Rocks This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on the Properties of Objects and Materials, and the Proprties of Earth Materials. Studets must classify rocks by observable properties. This task includes: |
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Containers This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on the knowedge of Physical Proprties of Matter and Heat Transfer. Students must first determine which container, each with a different insulator, will keep a hot drink warm for the longest. After, students practice hands-on skills by observing and recording the temperatures of hot water over a ten minute interval. This task includes: |
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Elementary NCTE Activity - Air Temperature This task is from PALS and was previously part of Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Atmosphere Unit. Students will write a comparative sentence about the earths temperatures. This task includes: |
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Elementary NCTE Activity - Budding 1 This task is from PALS and was previously part of the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Land Cover Unit. Students will complete the sentences provided. This task includes: |
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Elementary NCTE Activity - Clinometer This task is from PALS and was previously part of the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Earth Systems Unit. Students will write about a comparison between their height and the height of a tree. This task includes: |
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Elementary NCTE Activity - Compass This task is from PALS and was previously part of the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Earth Science Unit. Students will write a poem about a compass. This task includes: |
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Elementary NCTE Activity - Densiometer This task is from PALS and was previously part of the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Earth Systems Unit. Students will write about a tree canopy. This task includes: |
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