Your students will meet Gitanjali--and the scientists helping her improve her device--in this dazzling 4:30 minute video from Google’s docuseries “Search On.”
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She's a Scientist
And her invention could save people’s lives. But first she has to get it exactly right.
By Michelle Crouch
From the March / April 2019 Issue
Lexiles: 400L-500L, 500L-600L
Guided Reading Level: O
DRA Level: 28
Featured Skill:
Writing and Editing,
Common Core Standards
TEKS Standards
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Do you have a student who should enter the contest Gitanjali won? Inspire your class by sharing the 3M America’s Top Young Scientist contest page--they’ll learn all about past contestants and their incredible projects.
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