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"Friends play many important roles in our lives. The characteristics we value in a friend vary from one person to the next. This project uses the classic story, Charlotte's Web, to engage students in critical thinking about what makes a good friend. The Visual Ranking Tool offers students a non-threatening way to make decisions about key qualities of friendship, while also supporting literacy activities that build comprehension. "

"Most materials are easy to categorize, but not Oobleck. This substance has unique properties that take on the characteristics of more than one type of matter. Students learn the three states of matter and study the properties of each.Through investigation and research, students make a claim about the type of matter Oobleck represents and then use the Showing Evidence Tool to come up with proof to support their claim."