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Summer Fun is Near Graphing Activity

This is a two-page document. The first page tells a short story and students will graph the numbers in the story. Students will then answer three questions, two of which help them interpret the results. The second page is a movement activity in which students will first draw depictions of their four favorite summertime activities and then they will go around the classroom asking their classmates which one of the four they like best. They can use tally marks to keep track. Lastly, the students will create a bar graph of the results and then answer two questions analyzing their data.

Prefixes: Changing the Meaning of Words Bingo Game

This prefix Bingo game can be played in two ways. First, by giving a clue such as "to apply again" and then students will place their bingo chip over the answer "reapply." It can also be played in reverse as I have included a whole new set of cards if that is how you would like to play it. In this case, the teacher would call off "reapply" and the students would search for "to apply again." There are 30 completely different cards for each method of playing. Also included is the call sheet with checkboxes to keep track of what was called or not.

Rock Tumbler Abrasion Lab

In this activity students are going to find a small rock, decide what rock type it is, weight it, place it in a tumbler and then over a two week period observe it to see how much mass a rock can lose if it went through a 24 hour a day process of bouncing around other rocks. Students will get a first-hand look at the power behind water and abrasion. Students will make a statement of conclusion and calculate the rate of mass decrease.

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