Pattern Finder
Observe frogs jumping around on colored lily pads. Find, test, and reason about patterns you see in their jumping.
LESSON MATERIALS:
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Vocabulary Sheet
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Student Exploration Sheet
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Exploration Sheet Answer Key
Answer Key for Subscribers Only
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Teacher Guide
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Observe frogs jumping on colored lily pads in certain patterns.
- Practice finding more and more complex patterns.
- Use an experiment to test a hypothesis.
- Adjust hypotheses to account for new information.
- Draw conclusions based on repeated tests of hypotheses.
VOCABULARY:
- experiment, hypothesis, observe, prediction, theory
User Recommendations (3):
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I like to use this Gizmo with my students when introducing the Scientific Method. Often scientists need to look for patterns in Nature.
By: dan bruni (Virginia) | Recommended 103 days ago
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This was a great Gizmo to use to help teach the Scientific Method. My student enjoyed this activity and learned alot from it.
By: Andrie White (Florida) | Recommended 114 days ago
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Fun enrichment activity
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