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Bird Eggs In this task, students must determine the most beneficial shape for eggs that rest on cliffs. This task includes: |
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Follow Those Tracks In this task, students will examine a picture of animal tracks and write a story about what they believe happened. This task includes: |
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People Interacting with the Environment In this task, students must examine how people and animals live in various environments and use their knowledge in additional situations. This task includes: |
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Run For Your Life In this task, students must draw the footprints of a predatory chase between two animals after reading a discription of the events. This task includes: |
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