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Students enforce their knowledge of geometric angles and shapes by finding and drawing real life examples within the classroom or schoolyard. Wrap up: Discuss and compare answers.
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Students break into teams and come up with three word problems involving something that can be seen in the nearby environment. The problems must be able to be resolved within a few minutes. Students must write the questions clear enough so that another group can understand what they are supposed to do and must be realistic enough that they can find the answer. Students must know the answer before handing the problems over to the other group. Wrap up: Discuss the problems and answers found by each group.
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This measurement activity allows students to get creative by attempting to find schoolyard objects that have particular lengths or heights. Wrap up: Discuss the schoolyard objects chosen by students.
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Discuss weight and gravity and compare the earth and the moon. Students weigh various objects in the natural area and calculate their weight on the moon by dividing by six. Wrap-up: what would be the effect of less gravity on the moon?
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Check out these new learning activities from NAITCO. These activities have been adapted from the National Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix, and are ready for student eLearning engagement.
PreK-12
