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Discuss animal and insect lifecycles. Students will explore the schoolyard to discover different lifecycle stages firsthand and learn how winter affects animals/insects. Wrap up: Discuss student answers. What are common stages associated with seasonal change?
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Students measure each object found in the natural area and record their results. Wrap up: Discuss student results. Discuss using appropriate units of measurement. Could you use different units to measure the objects on the list?
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Students must find, measure and draw different geometric shapes found in the classroom or naturally occurring in the schoolyard. Wrap up: Discuss students’ findings with the class.
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Students exercise their knowledge in measurement including length, width, and angles by completing this activity in the schoolyard. Wrap up: Discuss the different objects chosen by students.
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Students estimate and measure objects in the natural area using the most appropriate units. Wrap up: discuss students’ answers and which unit of measurement was most appropriate.
