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Comparing is a kind of thinking
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When we compare, we think about how things are similar
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When we compare, we think about how things are different
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Let’s try to compare
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Let’s try to compare A creek The ocean
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What do we know about the ocean?
Has water Has waves Is at the beach The water is salty Can’t see to the other side
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What do we know about a creek?
Has water Has a current Is not at the beach The water is fresh, not salty Can see from one side to the other
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Let’s compare! The Ocean Has water Has waves Is at the beach
The water is salty Can’t see to the other side
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Let’s compare! The Ocean A Creek Has water Has waves Is at the beach
The water is salty Can’t see to the other side Has water Has a current Is not at the beach The water is fresh, not salty Can see from one side to the other
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Let’s compare! The Ocean A Creek
Has water Has waves Is at the beach The water is salty Can’t see to the other side Has water Has a current Is not at the beach The water is fresh, not salty Can see from one side to the other This is a similarity. Both the ocean and a creek have water.
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Let’s compare! The Ocean A Creek Has water Has waves Is at the beach
These are differences. They show how the ocean and a creek are not the same. A Creek Has water Has waves Is at the beach The water is salty Can’t see to the other side Has water Has a current Is not at the beach The water is fresh, not salty Can see from one side to the other
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We compared! We thought about how the ocean and a creek are similar. We thought about how they are different.
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We compared! There are many more similarities and differences that we could find. Any ideas?
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Comparing helps us to learn
Comparing helps us to learn. When we think about how things are similar and different, we notice new features
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Let’s compare these creatures
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Let’s compare these creatures
Green frog Salamander
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We can create a chart to compare
Frog Salamander Legs Color Tail Where it lives Skin
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We can create a chart to compare
Frog Salamander Legs Color Tail Where it lives Skin This chart helps us to look at different features of the frog and the salamander
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Let’s start with the legs
Green frog Salamander
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Let’s start with the legs
Green frog Salamander
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Let’s start with the legs
Green frog Salamander
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Let’s fill in the chart! Frog Salamander Legs Color Tail
Where it lives Skin
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Let’s fill in the chart! Frog Salamander Legs 4 Color Tail
Where it lives Skin
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We’ll look at color next
Let’s fill in the chart! Frog Salamander Legs 4 Color Tail Where it lives Skin We’ll look at color next
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What color do you notice?
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What color do you notice?
Brown with black spots, some green
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What color do you notice?
Brown with black spots, some green All black
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Let’s fill in the chart! Frog Salamander Legs 4 Color Tail
Brown with black spots, some green Tail Where it lives Skin
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Let’s fill in the chart! Frog Salamander Legs 4 Color Tail
Brown with black spots, some green All black Tail Where it lives Skin
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Let’s fill in the chart! Frog Salamander What is our next step? Legs 4
Color Brown with black spots, some green All black Tail Where it lives Skin What is our next step?
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What do you notice about the tails?
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What do you notice about the tails?
No tail
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What do you notice about the tails?
No tail A long tail
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Let’s fill in the chart! Frog Salamander Legs 4 Color Tail No tail
Brown with black spots, some green All black Tail No tail Where it lives Skin
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Let’s fill in the chart! Frog Salamander Legs 4 Color Tail No tail
Brown with black spots, some green All black Tail No tail Long tail Where it lives Skin
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Let’s fill in the chart! Frog Salamander Legs 4 Color Tail No tail
Brown with black spots, some green All black Tail No tail Long tail Where it lives Skin What should we think about next?
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Where do these creatures live?
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Where do these creatures live?
Ponds and creeks
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Where do these creatures live?
Ponds and creeks Ponds and creeks
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Let’s fill in the chart! Frog Salamander Legs 4 Color Tail No tail
Brown with black spots, some green All black Tail No tail Long tail Where it lives Ponds and creeks Skin What should we look at next?
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What do you notice about the skin of these creatures?
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What do you notice about the skin of these creatures?
Smooth
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What do you notice about the skin of these creatures?
Smooth Smooth
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Let’s fill in the chart! Frog Salamander Legs 4 Color Tail No tail
Brown with black spots, some green All black Tail No tail Long tail Where it lives Ponds and creeks Skin Smooth
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Let’s fill in the chart! Frog Salamander Legs 4 Color Tail No tail
Brown with black spots, some green All black Tail No tail Long tail Where it lives Ponds and creeks Skin Smooth
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What are the similarities?
Frog Salamander Legs 4 Color Brown with black spots, some green All black Tail No tail Long tail Where it lives Ponds and creeks Skin Smooth
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What are the similarities?
Frog Salamander Legs 4 Color Brown with black spots, some green All black Tail No tail Long tail Where it lives Ponds and creeks Skin Smooth
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What are the differences?
Frog Salamander Legs 4 Color Brown with black spots, some green All black Tail No tail Long tail Where it lives Ponds and creeks Skin Smooth
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What can this chart teach us?
Frog Salamander Legs 4 Color Brown with black spots, some green All black Tail No tail Long tail Where it lives Ponds and creeks Skin Smooth
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We could find even more similarities and differences
Frog Salamander Legs 4 Color Brown with black spots, some green All black Tail No tail Long tail Where it lives Ponds and creeks Skin Smooth
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When we compare, we look for ______________ and ______________.
What have we learned? When we compare, we look for ______________ and ______________.
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When we compare, we look for similarities and ______________.
What have we learned? When we compare, we look for similarities and ______________.
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When we compare, we look for similarities and differences.
What have we learned? When we compare, we look for similarities and differences.
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What did we do with these pictures?
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What did we do with these pictures?
We looked at how the ocean and a creek are similar and different.
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What did we do with this chart?
Frog Salamander Legs Color Tail Where it lives Skin
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What did we do with this chart?
Frog Salamander Legs Color Tail Where it lives Skin We used it to compare a frog and a salamander
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What else can you compare?
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How can comparing help you as a learner?
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By Emily Kissner
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