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Middle NCTM Activity - Solid Precipitation This task is from PALS and was previously part of Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Atmosphere Unit. Students will calculate the average amount of snowfall. This task includes: |
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Middle NCTM Activity - Water Temperature This task is from PALS and was previously part of the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Hydrology Unit. Students will calculate the averages and percent errors of a group of measurements of water temperature. This task includes: |
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Middle School NCTE Activity - Budding 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 write a descriptive comparative paragraph. This task includes: |
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Middle School NCTE Activity - Clinometer This task is from PALS and was previously part of Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Earth Systems Unit. Students will write about the similarities and differences between a clinometer and a sundial. This task includes: |
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Middle School NCTE Activity - Compass This task is from PALS and was previously part of Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Earth Systems Unit. Students will write a poem about a compass. This task includes: |
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Middle School NCTE Activity - Densiometer This task is from PALS and was previously part of Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Earth Systems Unit. Students will write about a tree at their study site. This task includes: |
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Peat Pots This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on the knowledge of the Earth System. Students must observe and calculate the capillarity of soil by observing a peat pot in water. This task includes: |
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Plastic Wrapped This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on Properties of Objects and Materials. Students must test different plastic wrap samples and rank them by quality. This task includes: |
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Pond-water Populations This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on the Balance of Populations in Ecosystems. Students must design and complete an experiment to show how variables affect the growth of organisms in an aquarium or pond setting. This task includes: |
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Predator/Prey Relationship This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on the Populations of Ecosystems. Students must analyze given population data and write a paragraph demonstrating their underatandings, and then write a proposal to reduce one animal's population. This task includes: |
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