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R.A.Y.S. – Bridges

R.A.Y.S. (Reading Awakens Young Scientists) is an innovative format that combines the reading and science curriculum. A fictional story serves as the jumping off point for real life experiments!

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Grades 2 – 4
Getting by a pesky troll who lives under a bridge is only the start. After that, kids will find out about the different kinds of bridges and build one of their own.

Content Standards

CT Grades PreK – 5 Core Scientific Inquiry, Literacy and Numeracy

SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY: Scientific inquiry is a thoughtful and coordinated attempt to search out, describe, explain and predict natural phenomena.

SCIENTIFIC LITERACY: Scientific literacy includes speaking, listening, presenting, interpreting, reading and writing about science.

SCIENTIFIC NUMERACY: Mathematics provides useful tools for the description, analysis and presentation of scientific data and ideas.

4.1 The position and motion of objects can be changed by pushing or pulling.

B 8 Describe the effects of the strengths of pushes and pulls on the motion of objects.

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