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Science
Allyson Boe
Buffalo Chips in the Bag
3



Objectives

The student will use adjectives to describe items found in a prairie

Standards Addressed

Language Arts

Materials Needed

Various items from the prairie that were observed during our visit to the MSUM Science Center

Time Requirement

20-30 minutes

Procedure/outline

1. Various items such as plants, insects, animal homes (if available)...will be collected at the prairie and placed in bags. 2. Student will need to use their 5 senses to describe what is int he bag after choosing a bag. 3. Other students will guess what is inside the bag using the clues.

Modifications/Adaptions/ Extensions

Students can write a description of an item they remember from the prairie. If allowed each student could choose 1 item from the prairie and then share it in groups.

Assessment

If using the extension activity you can assess a descriptive paragraph, grammer-conventions and knowledge of prairie habitat.

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