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Different Science Activities K-3

SnowStorms in the Classroom (Grades 3-8) "Practically every location in the United States, including most of southern Florida, has seen snowfall (National Snow and Ice Data Center). As you move away from the equator, more significant snowfalls occur. Let's find out how and why some regions in the United States get more than 100 inches of snow year after year."

word icon.jpg (978 bytes) Before you start this Internet Quest, open a  Word document.  Cut and paste the questions and site addresses into your word document.   When you find the answer to a question type it into your Word document.  diskette4.gif (1520 bytes)
Save your Word doument to a disk. Print a copy to turn in.
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From How Stuff Works for Kids
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Jet Streams:The Coolest Thing You'll Never See (Grades 3-8) "Travelling about 7 miles above the earth, jet stream winds push airplanes, hot air balloons, weather systems, and anything else located that high in the sky."

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Save your Word doument to a disk. Print a copy to turn in.
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From How Stuff Works for Kids

HowStuffWorks.com (Grades 3-12) Choose something you are interested in from this site and read about how it works.

word icon.jpg (978 bytes) Open a Word document and write several paragraphs about how the thing you chose works.
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From How Stuff Works for Kids

tyrannosaurus.gif (325 bytes)Paleontology:The Big Dig Look around this site at The American Museum of Natural History to learn all about dinosaurs.  Be sure to look at every section.

talkBubble2_query.gif (276 bytes) Discuss with your teacher what she wants you to do.

word icon.jpg (978 bytes)You might want to open a Word document and type what you have learned about dinosaurs.

printer icons.gif (1125 bytes) In the "Stuff To Do" section you will see a section called Drawing Dinosaurs. After reading about drawing dinosaurs, have your teacher print out this page so you can learn to draw dinosaurs. Drawing Dinosaurs

OBSERVE.gif (1743 bytes)SATURN.gif (1889 bytes)shuttle.gif (289 bytes)Astronomy: Our Place in Space Look around this site at The American Museum of Natural History to learn all about Astronomy.   Be sure to look at every section.

talkBubble2_query.gif (276 bytes) Discuss with your teacher what she wants you to do.

word icon.jpg (978 bytes)You might want to open a Word document and type what you have learned about Astronomy.

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