Teaching with a Phenomenon: Harpoon a Balloon
by Julie Johnson
Teaching with phenomena is a great way to connect real world events with inquiry based learning in the classroom. In this lesson students will observe and investigate a phenomenon that involves the nature of matter and how its properties can be used for a given purpose.
Lesson Grade Level
5th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LoefZjRNxHHo86EGqGAX6pVv2DRhoNfl/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Physical Science P1: Matter Engineering S4: Apply Science to Engineering S6: Apply Communications to Engineering Mathematics Number and Operations in Base Ten (NBT) Measurement and Data (MD) English Language Arts (ELA) Reading (Informational Text) Writing Speaking & Listening
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