Pattern Finder
Observe frogs jumping around on colored lily pads. Find, test, and reason about patterns you see in their jumping.
Launch GizmoPattern Finder
Observe frogs jumping around on colored lily pads. Find, test, and reason about patterns you see in their jumping.
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Use for 5 minutes a day.
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
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User Recommendations (4):
I like to use this Gizmo with my students when introducing the Scientific Method. Often scientists need to look for patterns in Nature.
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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.
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