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Elephant Toothpaste Capability: Use evidence NoS achievement aims: Investigating in science Contextual strands: Material world Level : 3

Author: N. Reid and R. Bartholomew.  Connected 2014 - Why Is That?

A class arrives at school to find their room transformed into a laboratory and their teacher transformed into an animal dental hygiene scientist. This text provides a model of teaching science and engaging students with an interesting, slightly wacky topic. It focuses on chemical reactions that make things bubble.

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