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Making Ten to Add & Subtract: A Live Workshop for K–2 Teachers
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Fall science rocks! Using a phenomenon-based demonstration, explore and study what things decompose, how it happens, and what compost is. Beginning during Halloween and wrapping-up on Earth Day, students explore the question – What happens when we bury a trash-filled pumpkin and dig it up 6 months later?
Fall science rocks! Using a phenomenon-based demonstration, explore and study what things decompose, how it happens, and what compost is. Beginning during Halloween and wrapping-up on Earth Day, students explore the question – What happens when we bury a trash-filled pumpkin and dig it up 6 months later?
INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE
Teacher Resources
Pre-Assessment Activity
Vocabulary Resources
Observing Pumpkins and Asking Questions
Predictions and Experiment
Exploring our Observations
Happy Teaching,
Catherine– The Brown Bag Teacher
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Join me for a hands-on workshop exploring what to model, which questions to ask, and how to respond when students get stuck using ten to add and subtract.
Includes a printable Teacher Toolkit, ready-to-use Number Talks, and the workshop recording.
Linda T. –
This science activity connects fall themes with real scientific investigation. Students enjoyed observing and discussing decomposition. It was an engaging and meaningful seasonal science lesson.
Andrew C. –
My students loved the pumpkin exploration and this was a great way to engage them in the activity through writing.