The Play Dough Evaluation Project

by: Mary Heckscher

Fourth-grade students gain a deeper understanding of the meaning of “properties” by evaluating and comparing play doughs. Students also hone their observation and reporting skills and enrich their vocabulary, integrating language arts into this activity.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 2/1/2006Stock # sc06_043_05_32Volume 043Issue 05

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