Hiking the Rockies

From PLUM LANDING · 2014

Hiking the Rockies
3 min1st2nd3rd4thScience
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Summary

Sydney, Nathaniel and their mom hike a mountain in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park, collecting data for Plum -- from waterfalls to hungry elk, there's a lot to see.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

A family hikes the Rockies and gathers data on everything they find.

  1. What did the family see on their hike?
  2. What landforms and animals did they record?
  3. Why do scientists collect data when they explore?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: Rockies, data, observe.

Try it: Pretend you're hiking. List four things (living and non-living) you would write down.