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Investigation Question 1:
What is there between you and me?
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Preparation
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Teaching and Learning Focus
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These first investigations of weather offer a set of experiences and
thoughtful discussions to help your students understand that air is matter
that can be experienced and measured. Some of the measurements and observations
your students make will be similar to those used by meteorologists to
forecast the weather.
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Materials Needed
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- Classroom or similar space
- Classroom objects such as: chair, easel, student desk, books, sports
equipment, etc.
- Photographs showing flags flying, kite in the sky, fallen leaves and
trees, leaf-blower at work (example below)
- Ping-pong ball
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© Laura Middaugh
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© Laura Middaugh
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© Laura Middaugh
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What is moving the flags?
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What is holding up the parachutes?
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What is blowing the leaves here?
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Safety
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This investigation is considered generally safe to do with students.
However, please review it for your specific setting, materials, students,
and conventional safety precautions.
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