1. Science Experiment PPT Created by: Morgan Blanton Story: Guess the Covered Word for 4th Grade (Carson-Dellosa)

2. Guess the Covered Word Reading Strategy Start Start Where is the word? Beginning, middle, or end of the sentence? What about grammatical cues? Where is the word? Beginning, middle, or end of the sentence? What about grammatical cues? Think Think What makes sense? What makes sense? Look Look How long is the word? How long is the word? Listen Listen How does the word begin? How does the word begin? Letters, suffixes, prefixes, syllables known little words Letters, suffixes, prefixes, syllables known little words

4. Ashley and Miguel were excited about the class science project. Teams of students each buried an apple in the ground and observed it decompose over time. One team noticed that the apple decomposed more readily in clay soil than in sandy soil.

5. Other students found the warm, moist conditions made the apple decay more quickly. All the young scientists were glad they had magnifying lenses to help them better view small changes. The experiment encouraged students to start compost heaps at home.

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