Rising Waters

Students correlate the weight and water displacement of various balls. They then apply their understanding to an additional situation. The task assesses students' abilities to make simple observations, collect data, make generalized inferences from their observations, and apply their understanding to an additional situation.

This task is designed to take students approximately 45 minutes to complete.

Resource ID#: 23282 Type: Problem-Solving Task

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General Information

Subject(s): Science

Grade Level(s): 4

Intended Audience: Educators

Keywords: matter, properties, classify, investigation, data, conclusions

Instructional Component Type(s): Problem-Solving Task, Lesson Plan, Assessment, Formative Assessment

Instructional Design Framework(s): Confirmation Inquiry (Level 1), Writing to Learn, Cooperative Learning

Resource Collection: iCPALMS

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