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optional - pg 20 chapter activity (use alcohol and water)

lab manual - pg 131

Measurement Olympics from CPO pp48 student book.

Sensory stations from Teachers Guide Chapter 1.2

Use the timers to investigate- Do boys or girls have a faster start stop time?

Nancy M does a lab on the Stroop effect called "Read, white, and blue" Gail B- Does the size of your affect how far you can jump?

From Corrine G., a great way to introduce kids to how scientists try to interpret things based on fragements of evidence especially relevant to geology and paleontology where we try to understand the past -

For Maps- Nettie R- use stacking clear plastic trays to make a 3-d landform- draw a different contour line on each one and then stack them- it creates a very cool way to "see" the topography.

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Make a topo map for any location at [|digital topo maps]

Here are three local topo maps you can use for the sandwich try activity- these are all peaks up near San Jacinto that can be seen from most of the valley.

Ron W does something similar where each contour line is cut out of thick cardboard and then stacked to create a landform.