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Collecting and Identifying Rocks
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In this Earth Science activity, students will investigate rocks in an outdoor field trip. Students will be divided into groups and given a Ziploc bag to collect rocks. We will then return to the classroom, and the students will put their rocks into different groups. The different groups could be the size, shape, color, and texture of the rocks. We will then talk about the Rock Cycle and the three main types of rocks. Students will record their observations in their science journals.

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Harvey, Linda
Linda Harvey, Marquette Catholic School, Virginia,MN
Comparing Two Leaves
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This is an inquiry where students will be comparing and contrasting two different types of leaves with a partner.

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Yang, Kong
Kong Yang Glacier Hills Elementary Eagan, MN
Crumbling Rocks - Observing and Describing Rocks
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This activity is a classroom hands-on , active learning lesson where students observe and describe a familiar item, to help them observe and describe the physical characteristics of rocks.

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Gbai Metzger
Metzger, Gbai
Dancing Raisins
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This activity is an entire-class lab experiment that refreshes the concepts of sinking and floating, while introducing the concepts of bouyancy and density using the fizz from sprite (carbon dioxide gas) and raisins.

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Kami Miller Oak Crest Elementary Belle Plaine, MN
Miller, Kami
Describing Fall Leaves Through Words and Music
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This is an integration of science leaf observations with musical composition for early elementary students.

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Brown,Cynthia
Cynthia Brown
Focused Observation: Recording Information Seen on a Hike
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This activity is a classroom and field study activity where students learn how to record focused observation.

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Lisa Arcand ,Battle Creek Elementary School, St. Paul, Mn based on a presentation by Andrew Jurek from Stonebridge Elementary School, Stillwater, Mn.
Arcand, Lisa
Lisa Arcand ,Battle Creek Elementary School, St. Paul, Mn
Free Fall
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This video lesson is an example of ''teaching for understanding'' in lieu of providing students with formulas for determining the height of a dropped (or projected) object at any time during its fall. The concept presented here of creating a chart to organize and analyze data collected in a simple experiment is broadly useful. During the classroom breaks in this video, students will enjoy timing objects in free fall and balls rolling down ramps as a way of learning how to carefully conduct experiments and analyze the results. The beauty of this lesson is the simplicity of using only the time it takes for an object dropped from a measured height to strike the ground. There are no math prerequisites for this lesson and no needed supplies, other than a blackboard and chalk. It can be completed in one 50-60-minute classroom period.

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John Bookston
Graphing Fall Leaves
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In this biology lab extension, student will have already collected leaves from the playground and surrounding school areas and sorted them into categories according to leaf properties. Students will use the leave classifications/ sorts to graph the properties of the leaves.

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DePeel, Bonnie
Bonnie DePeel
Introduction to Nature Journaling
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This activity is a field investigation where students will learn the importance of detail when nature journaling.

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Jaime Clark
Clark, Jaime
Introduction to Nature Journaling
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This activity is a field investigation where students will learn the importance of detail when nature journaling.

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Storlie, Andrea
Andrea Storlie
Introduction to the Milk Weed Ecosystem
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This activity is an inquiry and field study based. Students will be trying to observe, document, compare, contrast, and communicate what information they were able to gather. The will use this information to make in inference about the organisms they have found and classify them as either an insect or not an insect.

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Akbar Rasheed Muhammad, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School, Saint Paul, MN
Muhammad, Akbar Rasheed
Investigating Temperature: Using a Thermometer
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Students will record the temperature daily, using a bar graph, color coded bars. this monthly bar graph helps students understand phenology and interpreting graphs.

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Fridlund, Colleen
Colleen Fridlund
Invisible Ink
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This activity will give kindergartner the chance to see what happend when they paint an iodine solution over a lemon juice message. They get to make thier own invisible message!

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Sarah Hanf, North Park Elementary, Columbia Heights, MN based on an original activity from Janice Vancleave's book "200 Gooey, Slippery, Slimy, Weird, and Fun Experiments"
Hanf, Sarah
Leaf Investigation and Classification
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This activity is a group activity where students investigate leaves and sort them based on established criteria.

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Erickson, Jodi
Jodi Erickson Century Elementary Park Rapids MN
Magnify It
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This activity is an introduction to a magnifying glass as a science tool.

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Lotzer, Ruth
Ruth Lotzer, Hale Elementary, Mpls., MN
Parachutes and Air Resistance
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This activity is a hands-on lesson that shows how air resistance affects how things move and how air is all around objects.

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Holmblad, Emma
Emma Holmblad and Anne Flahavan Glacier HIlls Elementary Eagan, Minnesota FOSS Science - Air and Weather Investigations Page 17-20
Flahavan, Anne
Phenology Weekly
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Students will raise questions about the natural world and seek answers by making careful observations about the weather. Students will measure, record and describe weather conditions using common tools, like thermometer, anemometer, rain gauge and possibly, light meter.

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Hedenstrom, Mary
Mary Hedenstrom