Fourth and Fifth Grades Standard: Objective: Students will develop observation skills. Materials: Fourth: Aquarium Soil Plants Fifth: Procedure: 1. Show video clip, "What Skills Do Scientists Use?" 2. Discuss how scientists in the video collect data and why. 3. Discuss how scientists carefully observe and record data in order to draw conclusions about topic they are studying. Fourth Activity: 4. Students will create a terrarium in order to observe changes over time. 5. Students should measure plant growth, temperature, and any changes they observe. 6. Students may create terrariums with different types of habitats that require various needs such as more or less water, light, or air. Then, compare observations. 7. You can ask the question, "What do you think will happen if I provide rainforest like conditions to a desert habitat?" They can change water,
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