1. Comparing is a kind of thinking

2. When we compare, we think about how things are similar

3. When we compare, we think about how things are different

4. Let’s try to compare

5. The ocean A creek

6. 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

7. 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

8. Let’s compare! Has water Has waves Is at the beach The water is salty Can’t see to the other side The Ocean

9. Let’s compare! Has water Has waves Is at the beach The water is salty Can’t see to the other side The OceanA 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

10. Let’s compare! Has water Has waves Is at the beach The water is salty Can’t see to the other side The OceanA 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 This is a similarity. Both the ocean and a creek have water.

11. Let’s compare! Has water Has waves Is at the beach The water is salty Can’t see to the other side The OceanA 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 These are differences. They show how the ocean and a creek are not the same.

12. We compared! We thought about how the ocean and a creek are similar. We thought about how they are different.

13. We compared! There are many more similarities and differences that we could find. Any ideas?

14. Comparing helps us to learn. When we think about how things are similar and different, we notice new features

15. Let’s compare these creatures

16. Green frogSalamander

17. We can create a chart to compare FrogSalamander Legs Color Tail Where it lives Skin

18. FrogSalamander Legs Color Tail Where it lives Skin This chart helps us to look at different features of the frog and the salamander We can create a chart to compare

19. Let’s start with the legs Green frogSalamander

20. Let’s start with the legs Green frogSalamander 4 legs

21. Let’s start with the legs Green frogSalamander 4 legs

22. Let’s fill in the chart! FrogSalamander Legs Color Tail Where it lives Skin

23. Let’s fill in the chart! FrogSalamander Legs44 Color Tail Where it lives Skin

24. Let’s fill in the chart! FrogSalamander Legs44 Color Tail Where it lives Skin We’ll look at color next

25. What color do you notice?

26. Brown with black spots, some green

27. What color do you notice? Brown with black spots, some green All black

28. Let’s fill in the chart! FrogSalamander Legs44 Color Brown with black spots, some green Tail Where it lives Skin

29. Let’s fill in the chart! FrogSalamander Legs44 Color Brown with black spots, some green All black Tail Where it lives Skin

30. Let’s fill in the chart! FrogSalamander Legs44 Color Brown with black spots, some green All black Tail Where it lives Skin What is our next step?

31. What do you notice about the tails?

32. No tail

33. What do you notice about the tails? No tailA long tail

34. Let’s fill in the chart! FrogSalamander Legs44 Color Brown with black spots, some green All black TailNo tail Where it lives Skin

35. Let’s fill in the chart! FrogSalamander Legs44 Color Brown with black spots, some green All black TailNo tailLong tail Where it lives Skin

36. Let’s fill in the chart! FrogSalamander Legs44 Color Brown with black spots, some green All black TailNo tailLong tail Where it lives Skin What should we think about next?

37. Where do these creatures live?

38. Ponds and creeks

39. Where do these creatures live? Ponds and creeks

40. Let’s fill in the chart! FrogSalamander Legs44 Color Brown with black spots, some green All black TailNo tailLong tail Where it lives Ponds and creeks Skin What should we look at next?

41. What do you notice about the skin of these creatures?

42. Smooth

43. What do you notice about the skin of these creatures? Smooth

44. Let’s fill in the chart! FrogSalamander Legs44 Color Brown with black spots, some green All black TailNo tailLong tail Where it lives Ponds and creeks Skin Smooth

45. Let’s fill in the chart! FrogSalamander Legs44 Color Brown with black spots, some green All black TailNo tailLong tail Where it lives Ponds and creeks Skin Smooth

46. What are the similarities? FrogSalamander Legs44 Color Brown with black spots, some green All black TailNo tailLong tail Where it lives Ponds and creeks Skin Smooth

47. What are the similarities? FrogSalamander Legs44 Color Brown with black spots, some green All black TailNo tailLong tail Where it lives Ponds and creeks Skin Smooth

48. What are the differences? FrogSalamander Legs44 Color Brown with black spots, some green All black TailNo tailLong tail Where it lives Ponds and creeks Skin Smooth

49. What can this chart teach us? FrogSalamander Legs44 Color Brown with black spots, some green All black TailNo tailLong tail Where it lives Ponds and creeks Skin Smooth

50. We could find even more similarities and differences FrogSalamander Legs44 Color Brown with black spots, some green All black TailNo tailLong tail Where it lives Ponds and creeks Skin Smooth

51. What have we learned? When we compare, we look for ______________ and ______________.

52. What have we learned? When we compare, we look for similarities and ______________.

53. What have we learned? When we compare, we look for similarities and differences.

54. What did we do with these pictures?

55. We looked at how the ocean and a creek are similar and different.

56. What did we do with this chart? FrogSalamander Legs Color Tail Where it lives Skin

57. What did we do with this chart? FrogSalamander Legs Color Tail Where it lives Skin We used it to compare a frog and a salamander

58. What else can you compare?

59. How can comparing help you as a learner?

60. By Emily Kissner