An Elementary Science Teacher Wants to Provide Students with Practice

question 31

Multiple Choice

An elementary science teacher wants to provide students with practice in the skill of weighing. What would be the most appropriate activity?

• A) Provide a two-pan balance and ask students to find how many pennies it takes to balance a small rock.
• B) Provide a meter stick and ask students to find how many meters long the classroom is.
• C) Provide several small drinking cups and ask students to find how many cups of water it takes to fill a coffee can.
• D) Provide a thermometer and ask students to record the outdoor temperature at 9:00am each day for two weeks.
• E) All of the above
• F) None of the above

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