Thursday December 1, 2022

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Today we:

-Practiced putting decimal numbers between zero and two on the number line. As a class we discussed the placement of each number using Let's Talk stems to share our thoughts. We practiced writing decimal numbers in word form.

-We did a variety of experiments to observe the properties of water, including examining water droplets, water bulging, and floating a paperclip. Ask me what I learned about water in each experiment!



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