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Cold Hard Facts: What Inquirying Minds Will Know: Inquiry-based Ice Investigations
http://tea.armadaproject.org/activity/king/coldhardfactswhatinquiringmindswillkn ...
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In this activity students will work with ice to learn math concepts: perimeter, diameter, circumference, adding decimals, and linear measurement. This math lesson will evolve into an inquiry-based study to determine if the dimensions of the ice will make a difference in the way the ice floats in the water. The inquiry lesson may lead to further inquiry-based investigations for extended learning in the classroom or home.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Intermediate (3-5)
  • Middle (6-8)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Classroom activity
Subject:
  • Cryology
  • Mathematics
Technical requirements:
Student worksheets are in Microsoft Word format.
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright 1996 - 1998, William Marsh Rice University (WMRU). All rights reserved. Any person or entity may view, copy, print, and distribute this document or any portion, subject to the following: this document, or any portion, may be used for non-commercial informational purposes only; and any copy of this document, or any portion hereof, must include this copyright and disclaimer notice in its entirety. The information in this document may be the subject of other intellectual property rights reserved by WMRU or others and are not licensed hereunder. The information contained herein shall not be construed as an inducement to infringe the patent, copyright, or other intellectual property rights of WMRU or others.
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-005-990
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • K-4:
      • A - Science as inquiry:
        • Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
      • B - Physical science:
        • Properties of objects and materials
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Properties of earth materials
      • G - History and nature of science:
        • Science as a human endeavor
    • 5-8:
      • A - Science as inquiry:
        • Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
      • B - Physical science:
        • Properties and changes of properties in matter
      • G - History and nature of science:
        • Science as a human endeavor
Related resources:
This resource is a version of 'Cold Hard Facts...What Inquirying Minds Will Know: High School Version Inquiry-based Ice Investigations'
http://tea.armadaproject.org/activity/bking/coldhardfactswhatinquiringmindswillknowhighschoolversion_main.html
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Author: Tina King
West Elementary School

Publisher: The Armada Project
http://www.armadaproject.org/