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Middle Protocol Test - Soil Moisture This task is from PALS and was previously part of the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Soils Unit. Students will determine the moisture in a soil sample after collection. This task includes: |
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2014 Primary Science Specimen Paper 1 The 2014 Primary Science Specimen Paper 1 is a released assessment from the Cambridge Primary Checkpoint and provides comprehensive feedback on students' strengths and weaknesses in the subject. This assessment contains a combination of free-response and non free-response questions. The Cambridge Primary Science assessment covers four content areas or ‘strands’ and further subdivided into ‘sub-strands’. These are:
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2014 Primary Science Specimen Paper 2 The 2014 Primary Science Specimen Paper 2 is a released assessment from the Cambridge Primary Checkpoint and provides comprehensive feedback on students' strengths and weaknesses in the subject. This assessment contains a combination of free-response and non free-response questions. The Cambridge Primary Science assessment covers four content areas or ‘strands’ and further subdivided into ‘sub-strands’. These are:
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ANIA Children's Land Project / Tierra de Niños In the ANIA Children's Land Project / Tierra de Niños task, students will share their home and/or school garden experiences and learn about how the agricultural methods of the Incan people of Peru can guide them in developing their own sustainable gardening practices. This task includes four possible classroom activities. |
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Acid Precipitation In this task, students wlll examine five solutions representing water samples and determine the acidity. This task includes: |
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Acid Precipitation - Micro In this task, students will examine five solutions representing water samples and determine acidity. This task includes: |
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Acid and Base Testing 1 In this task, students will determine which of the given solutions is a base, acid, or neutral. This task includes: |
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Acid and Base Testing 1 - Micro In this task, students will determine which of the given solutions is a base, acid, and neutral. This task includes: |
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Acid and Base Testing 2 In this task, students will plan and conduct an experiment to determine which of the given solutions are a base, acid, and neutral. This task includes: |
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Acid and Base Testing 2 - Micro In this task, students will plan and conduct an experiment to determine which of the given solutions is a base, acid, and neutral. This task includes: |
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