Elementary School Science Centers

The five little monkeys are stuck in a tree and they need help to get away from the nasty crocodile! Your students will have fun learning as they rescue the monkeys and help them get safely to their mama.

"STEM" means "Science, Technology, Engineering and Math", and even the youngest students can benefit from doing STEM activities. This packet incorporates reading and literacy along with the traditional STEM disciplines.

Activities include:
❤ A full-color printable book of “The Five Little Monkeys and the Crocodile” (Letter-sized paper) ❤ Mini-books for students to take home (Black and White, half-sized pages) ❤ STEM challenge: “Help the Monkeys Jump Over the Crocodile!” ❤ STEM challenge: “Help the Monkeys Get to their Mama!” ❤ STEM challenge: “Help the Monkeys Put the Bananas in the Picnic Basket!” ❤ Coloring Page

Engage students with comprehensive plant life cycle worksheets. Explore various stages of plant growth, label parts, and dive into pollination. Perfect for interactive learning!

Contents:

• 5 diverse life cycle charts depicting the plant's journey from seed to maturity.
• Interactive cut and paste worksheet for hands-on engagement.
• Label the parts of the plant activity sheet for botanical understanding.
• Flashcards for visual reinforcement and stage recognition.
• Observation book to track growth and development.
• Pollination writing prompt page for creative exploration.

Why Teachers & Students Love It:

Teachers:

1. Comprehensive resource covering various aspects of the plant life cycle.
2. Engaging activities cater to different learning styles.
3. Supports hands-on learning with cut and paste options.
4. Encourages scientific observation and recording.
5. Promotes critical thinking with writing prompts.

Students:

1. Interactive worksheets make learning fun and memorable.
2. Visual aids like flashcards enhance understanding.
3. Hands-on activities foster active participation.
4. Observation book encourages curiosity and exploration.
5. Writing prompts spark creativity and expression.

Who It's For:

1. Elementary school teachers seeking engaging science resources.
2. Homeschooling parents looking for comprehensive plant life cycle materials.
3. Educators focusing on botany and environmental science.
4. Teachers implementing interactive learning in the classroom.
5. Students eager to explore the wonders of plant growth and development.

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Engage your students with these Water Cycle Reading Comprehension Boom Learning Cards/Decks. These no-prep and self-grading task cards are designed for students in grades 1, 2, and 3 to provide them with a comprehensive understanding of the water cycle's key processes, making learning both fun and educational.

Topics Covered

• Evaporation: Discover how water transforms from liquid to gas and rises into the atmosphere.
• Condensation: Learn about the process that forms clouds as water vapor cools and changes back into liquid droplets.
• Precipitation: Understand how water falls from the sky in various forms like rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
• Collection/Accumulation: Follow the journey of water as it gathers in rivers, lakes, oceans, and other bodies of water.

Interactive Questions

• Multiple Choice Questions: Test comprehension with carefully crafted questions that challenge students to recall key details.
• Matching: Strengthen connections between terms and their definitions or processes with interactive matching activities.
• Drag and Drop: Enhance understanding through engaging drag-and-drop exercises that visualize the water cycle.
• True or False: Assess knowledge and clarify misconceptions with true or false questions.

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Description: Dive into a world of sensory exploration with our 5 Senses Activity Kit! Perfect for kids, classrooms, or sensory learners, this comprehensive kit offers a range of engaging activities designed to stimulate and refine each of the five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell. Whether you’re teaching, learning, or just having fun, this kit provides hands-on experiences that will captivate and educate.

What's Included:

1. 5 Senses Posters

• Visual Feast: Colorful, informative posters for each of the five senses. Perfect for classrooms or home study areas. Each poster features interactive elements like touchable textures or flaps that reveal fun facts about how we perceive the world.

1. Taste Testing Kit

• Flavor Adventure: A selection of safe, kid-friendly foods for taste testing. Includes a variety of sweet, salty, sour, and bitter samples along with a taste journal for recording observations. Ideal for exploring different flavors and their impact on our taste buds.

1. Smell Testing Kit

• Aromatic Exploration: A set of scented jars or pads featuring a range of smells, from pleasant to pungent. Includes a smell journal for noting impressions and identifying each scent. Perfect for developing and refining the sense of smell.

1. Popcorn 5 Senses Activity

• Popcorn Fun: Engage in a sensory journey with popcorn! Includes popcorn kernels for popping, a variety of flavorings and toppings, and a sensory worksheet to explore the texture, taste, and smell of popcorn. Fun for parties or educational settings.

1. Sorting and Classification Activities

• Sensory Sorting: A set of objects and materials for sorting based on different sensory attributes—textures, shapes, and colors. Includes tactile cards and sorting trays. Great for developing categorization skills and sensory discrimination.

1. Bonus Activities and Materials

• Interactive Guides: Detailed activity instructions and creative ideas for maximizing the sensory experiences.
• Sensory Journals: Special journals for recording observations and reflections during each activity, encouraging deeper engagement with the senses.

Ideal For:

• Classrooms and educational settings
• Homeschooling and at-home learning
• Sensory play and exploration
• Parties and group activities

Teaching about energy sources has never been more engaging! Our Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Matching Worksheets are here to simplify complex concepts and spark meaningful discussions.

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Includes:

• Match renewable and non-renewable energy to their descriptions
• Answer key included
• 4 pages

This resource focus on:

1. Interactive Learning: Students actively engage with energy concepts as they match energy sources to their descriptions.

2. Comprehensive Exploration: Covering a wide range of renewable and non-renewable energy sources, our worksheets ensure students grasp the full spectrum of energy choices, from solar and wind to fossil fuels.

3. Suitable for Various grade level: Whether you're teaching elementary, middle, or high school students, our matching worksheets are adaptable to various grade levels, making them a versatile teaching resource.

4. Classroom Discussions: Use this activity as a catalyst for thought-provoking classroom discussions about sustainability, environmental responsibility, and the future of energy.

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Swing into prehistoric times with this "Gigantopithecus Spooky Science & ELA Packet" for grades 4-6! This "ape-solutely massive" resource blends STEM and ELA to create an engaging, educational experience for your students. Perfect for spooky season or a deep dive into the fascinating world of ancient creatures, your class will go bananas for this resource!

Explore the world of Gigantopithecus, the largest ape to ever walk the Earth, while building key skills like reading comprehension, vocabulary, and cause-and-effect analysis.

What’s Included:

• Gigantopithecus Informational Text – Students will learn all about the towering ape, its diet, and its spooky connection to modern myths like Bigfoot and the Yeti!
• Frayer Models Vocabulary – New terms like "herbivore," "endangered species," "habitat," and "adapt" help students dig into the text and expand their knowledge.
• 5 CCSS-Aligned Comprehension Questions – Keep students engaged as they explore cause and effect, the legend of Bigfoot, and the extinction of Gigantopithecus.
• Cause and Effect Chart – Analyze how changes in the environment led to Gigantopithecus’s extinction while practicing critical thinking skills.
• Draw and Label Gigantopithecus – Students will flex their creative muscles by drawing the giant ape and labeling its powerful features.
• Main Idea & Supporting Details Worksheet – Students will find the main idea and supporting details in this text to boost comprehension and synthesis.

Why You’ll Love This Resource:

• Perfect for Spooky Season – Gigantopithecus’s eerie connection to legends like Bigfoot will have your students hooked!
• Great for Year-Round Study – Use this resource to teach about prehistoric life, evolution, or fossils at any time.
• Cross-Curricular Learning – Mix STEM and ELA for a full lesson plan that covers science content while boosting literacy skills.
• Easy to Implement – Print and go! Perfect for whole class, small groups, or independent work.

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CSI: Classroom Science Investigation - Observe, Predict, Infer!

Turn your classroom into a center for scientific inquiry with this engaging activity sheet! This resource is designed to help your 4th graders solidify their understanding of the key science skills: observation, prediction, and inference.

What's Included?

• Instruction Sheet: A clear and concise guide for teachers, outlining the activity steps.
• Sorting Showdown! (Cut-out Cards) Title cards for each category: Observation, Prediction, and Inference AND Statement cards on various scientific scenarios that students will need to categorize.
• Answer Key: A handy answer key for quick and easy reference, allowing you to check student progress.
• Certificate! (Optional): Fuel the fun with an optional certificate template to celebrate student achievement.

What should you do?

As the teacher:

1. Gear Up for the Investigation: Print out the activity sheets and cut out the statement cards.
2. Set the Scene: Introduce the concept of observation, prediction, and inference, explaining the difference between each.
3. Sorting Showdown! Divide students into groups (optional) or have them work individually. Distribute the statement cards and title cards. Students will analyze each statement and categorize it under the appropriate title (Observation, Prediction, or Inference).
4. Checking the Evidence: Review the answers together as a class, discussing why each statement belongs in its designated category.

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Are you ready to bring the magic of a solar eclipse into your classroom or home? Say hello to our Solar Eclipse Spinner Wheel Coloring Craft, the perfect hands-on activity for curious kids in grades 1-3!

WHAT YOU'LL GET:

• A fun-to-color spinner wheel craft that shows the phases of a solar eclipse.
• A bonus reading passage designed to teach kids about solar eclipses in a kid-friendly way.
• A drawing activity to spark creativity and help reinforce their learning.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT FOR YOUR CLASSROOM OR HOMESCHOOL:

• Minimal prep! Just print, cut, assemble, and color. All you need is a brad pin to put it together.
• Engages kids in STEM learning while letting them explore their creative side.
• Perfect for science lessons, eclipse day prep, or just sparking curiosity about the universe.
• Designed to be both fun and educational—your kids won’t even realize how much they’re learning!

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• Classroom science centers
• Homeschool lessons at the kitchen table
• Hands-on fun during eclipse season

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Your students can listen to 11 great STEM stories using QR Codes. nine of these stories are from the website Kid Time Story Time who granted us permission to use their stories! They also granted us permission to show these stories through Share Safe TV, so they are safe for your students!

Simply cut and laminate the cards. The cards can then be used at a listening, science, or STEM center! There is a worksheet for students to keep track of and rate the stories they listen to. There are also three differentiated reading response sheets.

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Are you looking to engage your students with a hands-on, interactive unit for Earth Science? This rock cycle unit includes everything you need to nurture and excitement for Earth Science and covers all your standards related to the cycle of rocks and rock formation.

You’ll love this 5-day unit because it is packed full of the resources you need for investigating the rock cycle. You’ll find detailed lesson plans, web-based investigations, a rock cycle simulation,  a reading passage about the rock cylce, an interactive science notebook page, and a rock cycle game.

If you’re teaching in an inquiry-based classroom, you’ll be pleased to find this unit is structured to follow the inquiry cycle-tuning in, finding out, sorting out, going further, and drawing conclusions.

A peek inside the Rock Cylce unit

• video or reading response
• crayon rock simulation
• web-based interactive lesson
• rock cycle reading passage 
• rock cycle interactive science notebook page
• ride the rock cycle game

Your students will love this hands-on classifying rock cycle unit from the rock cycle simulation to the web investigation. They’ll also be eager to show off their learning with the culminating rock cylcle game.

You’ll love how easy it is to plan and prep! Make a few copies gather a few supplies, and your rock cycle unit planning is done!

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Earth & Space Science: Discover the wonders of our universe with these printable worksheets for Grade 4 Science teachers, covering topics from planets to weather systems. Enhance your students' learning experience and spark their curiosity in the fascinating world of Earth and space sciences.

Earth & Space Science worksheets are an essential tool for teachers looking to engage their students in the fascinating world of science. These comprehensive and well-structured resources cover a wide range of topics, from the solar system and celestial bodies to the Earth's atmosphere and geological processes. By incorporating these worksheets into their lesson plans, teachers can provide students with a solid foundation in Earth & Space Science, while also fostering a love for learning and a deeper understanding of the natural world. With a variety of grade-appropriate activities, exercises, and assessments, Earth & Space Science worksheets are the perfect addition to any science curriculum, ensuring that students of all ages and abilities can explore the wonders of our planet and the cosmos beyond.

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Make your Animal Crafts fun with this engaging, hands-on Build Your Own Animals Set craft making activity! This includes 15 low-prep Build Your Own Animals Set kids crafts templates perfect for having fun with your animal lessons. Quick and easy setup plus clear student directions make this activity perfect for centers or substitute days, too!

Lead your students in fun craft making with 15 Build Your Own Animals Set by cutting out the pieces, coloring, gluing the parts together and decorating. Students will love putting together their Build Your Own Animals Set activities together by using their problem solving skills through these fun activities, and won't even realize how much they're having fun! Use it after reading a story about specific animals or sing a song about specific animals . Print in black and white.

Here's what you'll get:

• bear cut out craft & traceable word printable

• cat cut out craft & traceable word printable

• sheep cut out craft & traceable word printable

• cow cut out craft & traceable word printable

• elephant cut out craft & traceable word printable

• owl cut out craft & traceable word printable

• pig cut out craft & traceable word printable

• bunny cut out craft & traceable word printable

• panda cut out craft & traceable word printable

• monkey cut out craft & traceable word printable

• hippo cut out craft & traceable word printable

• lion cut out craft & traceable word printable

• chicken cut out craft & traceable word printable

• donkey cut out craft & traceable word printable

• tiger cut out craft & traceable word printable

Your students will be crafting Build Your Own Animals Set crafts with a variety of common classroom materials. They'll be engaged and having a great time together!

These activities use materials readily available in most classrooms and homes and includes printable templates to create each activity.

Prep is quick and easy... Just print the Build Your Own Animals Set pages, cut everything out, color, decorate, gather the materials listed, and you're ready for a fun and engaging class! Print in black and white for coloring/painting and easy assembly. You can make these into puppets, dance around the room with them while listening to animal music or sounds, or use to decorate your room with.

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Unlock the wonders of meteorology with our captivating Kindergarten Weather Unit Worksheets! Elevate your weather science lessons with engaging activities, hands-on experiments, and interactive games designed for preschoolers and elementary students. From cloud types to vocabulary enrichment, our comprehensive weather science curriculum ensures an educational and entertaining experience. Make learning about weather a breeze with our curated weather science printables, fostering a love for meteorology in every child!

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Your students will have a blast learning about adult and baby animals with these hands-on animals and babies activities for kindergarten! This printable contains adorable real photos of adult and baby animals. Including both wild and farm animals, they make the perfect addition for your kindergarten science centers. This bundle contains 8 printables and activities including matching games, puzzles, posters, labels and graphic organizers. Each activity will help learners to associate the young one with its respective parent. For a detailed look at all activities included in this resource, please see the preview above.

The bundle is split into wild and farm animals due to the number of animals included. For a complete list of animals included check the list at the bottom of the description.

The activities and printables included in this bundle are:

- Flashcards

- Picture and Label Cards

- Posters

- Puzzles

- What Goes Together?

- Dominoes

- Memory Game

- Labels and Graphic Organizers

How to use: Adult and Baby Animals Science Activities for Kindergarten

The center activities are best used when printed on cardstock and/or laminated. You can choose to implement these centers in an independent way or use them with small-groups.

All the photos are real life photos. The baby animal photos are absolutely adorable and learners will simply love these photos!

Here's what my happy customers are saying about this resource:

"Perfect for our unit on animal offspring. Great variety and organized well. Thank you!"

Farm Animals included are:

• Sheep (lamb)
• Goat (kid)
• Cow (calf)
• Dog (puppy)
• Horse (foal)
• Chicken (chick)
• Goose (gosling)
• Duck (duckling)
• Pig (piglet)
• Donkey (foal)
• Rabbit (kit)
• Cat (kitten)
• Rat (pup)
• Cockatoo (chick)
• Guinea pig (pup)
• Ferret (kit)
• Frog (tadpole)
• Squirrel (kit)
• Turkey (poult)
• Camel (foal)

Wild Animals included are:

• Tiger (cub)
• Lion (cub)
• Elephant (calf)
• Polar Bear (cub)
• Cheetah (cub)
• Panda (cub)
• Fox (cub)
• Crocodile (hatchling)
• Leopard (cub)
• Hippo (calf)
• Rhinoceros (calf)
• Hedgehog (hoglet)
• Raccoon (kit)
• Seal (pup)
• Deer (fawn)
• Herring gull (chick)
• Giraffe (calf)
• Zebra (foal)
• Sea lion (pup)
• Hyena (cub)
• Penguin (chick)
• Vulture (chick)

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Engage your preschoolers with this fun and educational sorting activity that helps them differentiate between autumn and winter. This activity includes a variety of colorful images representing both seasons, designed to develop children's understanding of seasonal changes while enhancing their fine motor skills.

Features:

Seasonal Pictures: A set of vibrant images that clearly depict autumn and winter elements, such as leaves, pumpkins, snowflakes, and mittens.

Cut and Paste Activity: Children will enjoy cutting out the pictures and sorting them into the correct seasonal categories, which fosters hands-on learning and coordination.

Educational Focus: Helps young learners recognize and categorize seasonal items, promoting cognitive development and seasonal awareness.

PreK and Preschool Friendly: The activity is designed specifically for PreK and preschool-aged children, with simple, clear images and easy-to-handle sizes.

This activity provides a delightful way for young children to explore the differences between autumn and winter while developing essential skills. Perfect for teachers and parents looking for an engaging, educational tool.

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Discover the essential role of ecosystems with this Reading Comprehension and Ecosystems educational resource. This engaging collection features six informative texts about key components of ecosystems, designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of ecological principles and the interdependence of living organisms within their environments. Perfect for combining literacy and STEM, your kiddos will be ecosystem experts in no time!

You will receive six non-fiction reading comprehension texts, each accompanied by comprehension questions, a research section for students to deepen their understanding, and an answer sheet for easy assessment.

Here is a list of the non-fiction reading comprehension texts included:

1. What is an Ecosystem?: An introduction to ecosystems, explaining their components and importance.
2. All About Bees: Exploring the vital role bees play in pollination and maintaining biodiversity.
3. Decomposers and Their Role in Ecosystems: Highlighting how decomposers break down dead material and recycle nutrients.
4. Elephants and Their Importance in Ecosystems: Examining how elephants shape their habitats and support other species.
5. Plankton and Their Importance in Ecosystems: Discussing the foundational role of plankton in marine food webs and oxygen production.
6. Worms and Their Importance in Ecosystems: Describing how worms aerate soil and promote plant growth.

Each reading comprehension ext delves into how these elements contribute to a healthy, balanced environment, emphasising the interconnectedness of life on Earth.

Key Features:

• In-Depth Exploration: Learn about the critical roles of decomposers, bees, elephants, plankton, and worms in sustaining ecosystems. Each text provides detailed information to help students grasp these essential ecological concepts.

• Interactive Learning: Each text includes reading comprehension questions designed to enhance understanding and retention. These questions encourage students to think critically and engage with the material.

• Encourage Further Research: Students are prompted to conduct additional research, fostering curiosity and deeper knowledge. This feature supports independent learning and helps students develop research skills.

• Integrates with STEM: Integrate literacy and STEM with these reading comprehension texts.

Perfect for:

Ideal for classroom use, our resource aligns with key curriculum requirements for STEM and reading comprehension. It can be easily integrated into literacy centres or used for whole class instruction, making it a versatile addition to any classroom. Set up in your literacy centres or discover ecosystems as a whole class for STEM!

Enhance your students' understanding of ecosystems with this comprehensive reading comprehension resource. It is perfect for educators looking to combine literacy with STEM, providing valuable insights into the natural world and fostering a love for reading and learning.

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Do you teach 5th grade science? Do you use the Discovery Education curriculum? If so this is a wonderful vocabulary resource for you! Even if you don't use Discovery Education these vocabulary words still follow the NGSS 5th grade standards. This bundle includes 8 units of vocabulary with answer keys

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Spark a Love for Science with the Water Cycle Wheel!

Looking for a fun and engaging way to teach your child about the amazing journey of water? Look no further than the Water Cycle Wheel! This interactive learning tool is perfect for budding scientists and curious minds.

Here's what makes the Water Cycle Wheel so special:

• Hands-On Learning: Children learn best by doing, and the Water Cycle Wheel puts them right in the center of the action. They'll construct their own water cycle model, complete with illustrations and diagrams, fostering a deeper understanding of this important scientific concept.
• Boosts Creativity: The Water Cycle Wheel isn't just about memorizing facts. It encourages children to think creatively as they design and decorate their model. This not only makes learning more fun but also helps them develop important problem-solving skills.
• Strengthens STEM Skills: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) are crucial for future success. The Water Cycle Wheel introduces core STEM concepts in a way that's engaging and easy to understand.
• Perfect for All Learners: Whether your child is a visual learner, a kinesthetic learner, or something in between, the Water Cycle Wheel caters to their individual learning style.

The Benefits of Using the Water Cycle Wheel:

• Improved Knowledge: Through building and decorating their own model, children will gain a solid understanding of the four stages of the water cycle: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection.
• Enhanced Memory: The hands-on, interactive nature of the Water Cycle Wheel helps children retain information more effectively.
• Developed Curiosity: The Water Cycle Wheel ignites a passion for science and encourages children to ask questions and explore the world around them.
• Fun and Engaging: Learning doesn't have to be boring! The Water Cycle Wheel makes exploring science an enjoyable and rewarding experience.

Get Your Water Cycle Wheel Today and Watch Your Child's Love for Science Blossom!

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On September 8, 1900, in Galveston, Texas, the deadliest natural disaster in the United States happened--the Great Storm of 1900. Learn basic details and facts about Galveston, the hurricane, Isaac Cline and his family, and the time period using this fun-to-learn coloring sheets and activities in comic book format. Use with ELA, history/social studies, and STEM. This 58 page, non-fiction comic book includes: 19 fact-based comic pages for coloring Fast Facts about Galveston Easy-to-read and understand basic knowledge facts 20 blank text comic pages for coloring & rewriting text (retell story) Cover (use for both) & The End pages for binding & publishing 16 ELA & STEM Activities: Galveston (Spelling/Vocabulary) What I know about hurricanes… (Brainstorming/Prior Knowledge) Ship Name and Flag Design (Symbolism) Pros and Cons of Living on an Island (Compare and Contrast) Persuasion Writing: Persuade a friend… Compare and Contrast/Informative: Transportation changes… Narrative Writing: Write about a time when… Poetry (any style): Hurricane Poem Acrostic Poem: Galveston Track the path of the hurricane (math/science) Track weather changes (math/science) Write a telegraph in Morse Code Hurricane evacuation: should you stay or leave? My Hurricane Evacuation Plan Infograph using hurricane information Timeline (make a creative timeline using symbols) What better way to learn historical facts than through comics and re-telling stories! Students will enjoy learning in this non-traditional format. These handouts can also be used for bulletin boards and class presentations. Great active learning strategies for at-risk, GT, and ELL/ESL!

This no prep activity allows students to show what they've learned in the Parts of an Insect Emergent Reader or use it alone or as part of your own insect unit.

Students will sort crawly creatures into two categories: Insects or Not! A paragraph is included at the top to make sure the students remember just what makes an insect an insect.

Also available- Parts of an Insect Labeling Activity

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