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Students
will
use
various
objects
in
the
classroom
to
experiment
with
nonstandard
measurement.
They
will
make
estimates
and
test
them
out.
Then,
working
in
pairs
or
small
groups,
students
will
use
a
ruler
or
a
measuring
tape
to
become
familiar
with
how
to
use
these
tools
for
standard
linear
measurement.
The
purpose
of
this
activity
is
to
practice
making
standard
and
non-standard
measurement
and
to
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Each
student
will
keep
a
science
journal
during
each
of
the
four
seasons.
Students
will
record
observations
of
the
general
outdoor
environment
they
visit
and
then
will
make
observations
of
one
specific
item
from
the
habitat
in
each
season.
At
the
end
of
the
school
year,
students
will
make
comparisons
of
their
seasonal
drawings
and
share
the
results
with
the
class.
The
purpose
of
the
activity
is
to
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Using
a
color
chart,
students
will
make
observations
outside
during
each
of
the
four
seasons.
During
each
session,
they
will
try
to
find
as
many
colors
as
possible
and
record
what
they
see.
As
a
class,
they
will
make
charts
describing
the
colors
they
find
in
each
season.
At
the
end
of
the
school
year,
students
will
compare
their
results
and
generate
conclusions
about
variations
in
colors
in
nature
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In
this
activity,
students
will
record
a
list
of
things
they
already
know
about
hummingbirds
and
a
list
of
things
they
would
like
to
learn
about
hummingbirds.
Then
they
will
conduct
research
to
find
answers
to
their
questions.
Using
their
new
knowledge,
each
student
will
make
a
hummingbird
out
of
art
supplies.
Finally,
using
their
hummingbirds
as
props,
the
students
will
play
charades
to
test
each
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A
learning
activity
for
the
Scoop
on
Soils
book
in
the
Elementary
GLOBE
Series.
Each
student
will
explore
three
activities
that
promote
understanding
of
and
respect
for
soil.
They
will
generate
responses
to
the
following
questions:
"What
makes
up
soil?"
and
"What
lives
in
the
soil?"
Next
the
students
will
watch
a
demonstration
of
how
much
soil
there
is
on
Earth
that
is
available
for
human
use.
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A
learning
activity
for
the
"Do
You
Know
That
Clouds
Have
Names?"
book
in
the
Elementary
GLOBE
series.
Using
information
from
the
book
and
their
observations,
students
construct
a
sky
scene
with
trees
and
buildings
as
reference
points
on
the
ground
and
cloud
types
ordered
by
altitude
in
the
sky.
Students
will
describe
clouds
using
their
own
vocabulary
and
will
then
correlate
their
descriptions
with
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A
learning
activity
for
the
Scoop
on
Soils
book
in
the
Elementary
GLOBE
Series.
Each
student
will
make
predictions
about
the
properties
of
various
soil
samples.
Then
they
will
examine
several
types
of
soils
and
record
their
observations.
Next,
they
will
learn
about
soil
profiles
and
horizons
by
both
examining
a
soil
sample
in
a
jar
and
by
creating
a
soil
profile
flip
chart.
The
purpose
of
the
activity
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Elementary
GLOBE
is
designed
to
introduce
students
of
grades
K-4
to
the
study
of
Earth
System
Science
(ESS).
Elementary
GLOBE
forms
an
instructional
unit
comprised
of
five
modules
that
address
ESS
and
interrelated
subjects
including
weather,
hydrology,
phenology,
and
soils.
Each
Elementary
GLOBE
module
contains
a
science-based
storybook
and
classroom
learning
activities.
Five
(5)
books
are
included
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