INTRODUCTION
Nearly every teacher and student in the Puget Sound region receives a complimentary gate ticket to the Washington State Fair.
This year’s theme for the fair is “We Are Washington.” This guide explores the variety of activities at the fair through discussion,
projects and hands-on experiments. The activities are aimed at students in grades four through 12. These lessons are to be used
with content that will appear in The Seattle Times on September 4, 11 and 18. The guide will appear in September on both
The Seattle Times Newspapers In Education (NIE) website (
) and the Washington State Fair’s
website (
.
NOTE TO EDUCATORS
Activities in this guide are built on knowledge and information provided in the e-Edition of The Seattle Times on September 4,
11 and 18. On each Thursday, you will find a full page of Washington State Fair exhibits, fun facts and thought-provoking
questions in the newspaper. You can visit the NIE website (
to find the exact location of these
pages in the newspaper. Have students take notes from the in-paper content each week to use in combination with this guide.
Teachers are encouraged to modify the guide to fit their individual classroom needs.
THE SEATTLE TIMES NEWSPAPERS IN EDUCATION (NIE)
To enroll in The Seattle Times NIE program and receive free access to the electronic version (e-Edition) of the newspaper,
lesson plans and curriculum guides, as well as the in-paper content for this guide, please email
or
call 206.652.6290.
WASHINGTON STATE SCIENCE STANDARDS
This guide addresses Washington State Math and Science Standards for grades six through eight listed below.
Please adapt the lessons to meet your classroom needs.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
WASHINGTON STATE SCIENCE STANDARDS
Washington Products
INQA, INQB and LS3B
Plant Classification
People of the Fair
Lesson One
Digestive Systems
SYSA, SYSB, SYSF, INQA, INQB, INQC,
INQE and INQF
Lesson Two
Math behind the Photo Salon
Math 6.2.F, 6.3.C, 6.3.D, 6.6.A, 6.6.B and 7.4.C
Lesson Three
Pumpkin Investigation
INQA, INQB, INQC, INQF and INQG
Inside the Fair
INQA, INQB, INQC, INQE, INQF, INQG and APPA
Practicing Peripheral Vision
The Seattle Times Newspapers In Education (NIE)
Website:
seattletimes.com/nie
Phone:
206.652.6290
Toll-free:
1.888.775.2655
Email
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