comparing is a kind of thinking. when we compare, we think about how things are similar
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Comparing is a kind of thinking
When we compare, we
think about how things are similar
When we compare, we
think about how things are different
Let’s try to compare
Let’s try to compare
The ocean
A creek
What do we know about the ocean?
• Has water• Has waves• Is at the beach• The water is
salty• Can’t see to the
other side
What do we know about a creek?
• Has water • Has a current• Is not at the
beach• The water is
fresh, not salty• Can see from one
side to the other
Let’s compare!
• Has water• Has waves• Is at the beach• The water is salty• Can’t see to the
other side
The Ocean
Let’s compare!
• Has water• Has waves• Is at the beach• The water is salty• Can’t see to the
other side
The Ocean A Creek
• Has water • Has a current• Is not at the
beach• The water is fresh,
not salty• Can see from one
side to the other
Let’s compare!
• Has water• Has waves• Is at the beach• The water is salty• Can’t see to the
other side
The Ocean A Creek
• Has water • Has a current• Is not at the
beach• The water is fresh,
not salty• Can see from one
side to the other
This is a similarity. Both the ocean and a creek have water.
Let’s compare!
• Has water• Has waves• Is at the beach• The water is salty• Can’t see to the
other side
The Ocean A Creek
• Has water • Has a current• Is not at the
beach• The water is fresh,
not salty• Can see from one
side to the other
These are differences. They show how the ocean and a creek are not the same.
We compared!
We thought about how the ocean and a creek are similar. We thought about how they are different.
We compared!
There are many more similarities and differences that we could find. Any ideas?
Comparing helps us to learn. When we think about how
things are similar and different, we
notice new features
Let’s compare these creatures
Let’s compare these creatures
Green frog Salamander
We can create a chart to compare
Frog SalamanderLegsColorTailWhere it livesSkin
Frog SalamanderLegsColorTailWhere it livesSkin
This chart helps us to look at different features of the frog and the salamander
We can create a chart to compare
Let’s start with the legs
Green frog Salamander
Let’s start with the legs
Green frog Salamander
4 legs
Let’s start with the legs
Green frog Salamander
4 legs
4 legs
Let’s fill in the chart!
Frog SalamanderLegsColorTailWhere it livesSkin
Let’s fill in the chart!
Frog SalamanderLegs 4 4
ColorTailWhere it livesSkin
Let’s fill in the chart!
Frog SalamanderLegs 4 4
ColorTailWhere it livesSkin
We’ll look at color next
What color do you notice?
What color do you notice?
Brown with black spots, some green
What color do you notice?
Brown with black spots, some green
All black
Let’s fill in the chart!
Frog SalamanderLegs 4 4
Color Brown with black spots, some green
TailWhere it livesSkin
Let’s fill in the chart!
Frog SalamanderLegs 4 4
Color Brown with black spots, some green
All black
TailWhere it livesSkin
Let’s fill in the chart!
Frog SalamanderLegs 4 4
Color Brown with black spots, some green
All black
TailWhere it livesSkin
What is our next step?
What do you notice about the tails?
What do you notice about the tails?
No tail
What do you notice about the tails?
No tail A long tail
Let’s fill in the chart!
Frog SalamanderLegs 4 4
Color Brown with black spots, some green
All black
Tail No tailWhere it livesSkin
Let’s fill in the chart!
Frog SalamanderLegs 4 4
Color Brown with black spots, some green
All black
Tail No tail Long tailWhere it livesSkin
Let’s fill in the chart!
Frog SalamanderLegs 4 4
Color Brown with black spots, some green
All black
Tail No tail Long tailWhere it livesSkin
What should we think about next?
Where do these creatures live?
Where do these creatures live?
Ponds and creeks
Where do these creatures live?
Ponds and creeks Ponds and creeks
Let’s fill in the chart!
Frog SalamanderLegs 4 4
Color Brown with black spots, some green
All black
Tail No tail Long tailWhere it lives Ponds and creeks Ponds and creeks
Skin What should we look at next?
What do you notice about the skin of these creatures?
What do you notice about the skin of these creatures?
Smooth
What do you notice about the skin of these creatures?
Smooth Smooth
Let’s fill in the chart!
Frog SalamanderLegs 4 4
Color Brown with black spots, some green
All black
Tail No tail Long tailWhere it lives Ponds and creeks Ponds and creeks
Skin Smooth
Let’s fill in the chart!
Frog SalamanderLegs 4 4
Color Brown with black spots, some green
All black
Tail No tail Long tailWhere it lives Ponds and creeks Ponds and creeks
Skin Smooth Smooth
What are the similarities?
Frog SalamanderLegs 4 4
Color Brown with black spots, some green
All black
Tail No tail Long tailWhere it lives Ponds and creeks Ponds and creeks
Skin Smooth Smooth
What are the similarities?
Frog SalamanderLegs 4 4
Color Brown with black spots, some green
All black
Tail No tail Long tailWhere it lives Ponds and creeks Ponds and creeks
Skin Smooth Smooth
What are the differences?
Frog SalamanderLegs 4 4
Color Brown with black spots, some green
All black
Tail No tail Long tailWhere it lives Ponds and creeks Ponds and creeks
Skin Smooth Smooth
What can this chart teach us?Frog Salamander
Legs 4 4
Color Brown with black spots, some green
All black
Tail No tail Long tailWhere it lives Ponds and creeks Ponds and creeks
Skin Smooth Smooth
We could find even more similarities and differences
Frog SalamanderLegs 4 4
Color Brown with black spots, some green
All black
Tail No tail Long tailWhere it lives Ponds and creeks Ponds and creeks
Skin Smooth Smooth
What have we learned?
When we compare, we look for ______________ and ______________.
What have we learned?
When we compare, we look for similarities and ______________.
What have we learned?
When we compare, we look for similarities and differences.
What did we do with these pictures?
What did we do with these pictures?
We looked at how the ocean and a creek are similar and different.
What did we do with this chart?
Frog SalamanderLegsColorTailWhere it livesSkin
What did we do with this chart?
Frog SalamanderLegsColorTailWhere it livesSkin
We used it to compare a frog and a salamander
What else can you compare?
How can comparing help you as a
learner?
By Emily Kissner