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This item is a lesson plan with related activities for grades K-2 on the topic of optics. Students view and draw objects within their field of vision, then view and draw the same objects seen under a magnifying glass. Included are printable student activity sheets and links to interactive Optics websites for children. This is part of a larger collection of lessons, all of which are aligned with specific AAAS Benchmarks for Scientific Literacy.
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Con.A: Science as Inquiry
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![]() <a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=6558">American Association for the Advancement of Science. Science NetLinks: Magnify It!. Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science, January 31, 2008.</a>
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Title = {Science NetLinks: Magnify It!},
Publisher = {American Association for the Advancement of Science},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {1 May 2025},
Month = {January 31, 2008},
Year = {1998}
}
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