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This is a hands-on, minds-on approach to providing students with a concrete model of the earth's atmosphere to visualize the gases that comprise the atmosphere.

Although it is not obvious to the casual observer, rocks absorb water. You can ask your students to observe rocks all day long and they will not be able to tell if the rocks they are observing are absorbing water. However, there is an investigation which allows students to discover that rocks absorb water and how much water specific rocks absorb.

One way to peak the interest of your students is to conduct an experiment using objects of things that they encounter often or even on a daily basis.

Students create their sandstone as they investigate the processes of the rock cycle.

An investigation in which students conduct three mini-experiments to discover how water passes through a plant's roots, stems, and exits through a plant's leaves.

Encouraging students to use critical thinking is more than an extension activity in science and math lessons, it is the basis of true learning. Teaching students how to think critically helps them move beyond basic comprehension and rote memorization. They shift to a new level of increased awareness when calculating, analyzing, problem solving, and evaluating.