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Elementary NCTM Activity - Soil Moisture This task is PALS and was previously part of the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Soils Unit. Students will calculate the amount of moisture in a soil sample. This task includes: |
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Elementary NCTM Activity - Soil Temperature This task is from PALS and was previously part of the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Soils Unit. Students must reset a thermometer. This task includes: |
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Elementary 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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Elementary 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 averages and percent errors. This task includes: |
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How Many Berries Did I Eat? In How Many Berries Did I Eat?, students are given information about how many berries were on each of the two bushes and how many are left on the bushes after berries were eaten. They are then asked which berries were eaten more of -- raspberries or blueberries. The key concept is subtraction. This task includes:
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Measurement: Length, Volume, and Temperature This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on the Properties of Objects and Materials. Students must practice basic laboratory skills by measuring, recording temperature, and calculating the volume of water needed. This task includes: |
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Measurement: Using the Balance This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on the Properties of Objects and Materials. Students must practice basic lab skills by using a balance to weigh various objects. This task includes: |
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Money Matters In this task, students will collaborate with participating classes in discussing their opinions of money in an online forum. This task includes: |
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Money Matters In the Money Matters task, students will l be able to get into conversation about money, learn some facts about history of money and about money in other countries, discuss students’ pocket money and proverbs about money, make media products about money. |
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She Counts Seashells She Counts Seashells gives students a chance to practice what they know about multiples in a context that gives meaning to them. This task includes:
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