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      • Thumb image for Inferring: Reading Between the Lines Isn't Just for Reading ClassResource Type: Website / HyperLink

        Inferring: Reading Between the Lines Isn't Just for Reading Class

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Professional Development, Inquiry & Problem Based Learning, Instructional Strategies
        The reading strategy known as inferring is also one of the six basic process skills in science. How to apply the strategy in tea...
        Contributor: Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle (NSDL Collection)
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        All About Earth's Climate

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Mathematics, Experimentation and the Scientific Method, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Earth & Space Science and 13 additional..
        In this informational text, elementary school readers learn about the difference between weather and climate and about component...
        Contributor: Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle (NSDL Collection)
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        A Science Fair Makeover in Your School Library!

        Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12
        Subjects: Learning Theories, Education, Child Development & Family Services, Professional Development, Inquiry & Problem Based Learning and 2 additional..
        School librarian Marcia Mardis describes what the library can offer to teachers and students who want to produce a focused, enga...
        Contributor: Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle (NSDL Collection)
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        Unit Plans: The Sun and Earth's Climate

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Mathematics, Experimentation and the Scientific Method, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Earth & Space Science and 12 additional..
        In this article, teachers find two unit plans (grades K-2 and 3-5) that use resources featured in the science and literacy artic...
        Contributor: Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle (NSDL Collection)
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        Understanding Earth's Climate: Virtual Bookshelf

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Earth & Space Science, Current Science, Heat & Thermodynamics and 7 additional..
        This list of children's books recommends nonfiction titles that supplement basic information found in lessons and activities of ...
        Contributor: Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle (NSDL Collection)
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        Climate: A Complex Interaction

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Earth & Space Science, Current Science, Energy & Work and 9 additional..
        This article continues an examination of each of the seven essential principles of climate literacy on which the online magazine...
        Contributor: Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle (NSDL Collection)
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        Professional Bookshelf: Print Publications

        Grades: Graduate
        Subjects: Learning Theories, Professional Development, Inquiry & Problem Based Learning, Instructional Strategies
        Books about teaching reading and science skills along with content to K-Grade 5 children are identified in this continuing featu...
        Contributor: Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle (NSDL Collection)
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      • Thumb image for The Sun and Earth's Climate: Virtual BookshelfResource Type: Website / HyperLink

        The Sun and Earth's Climate: Virtual Bookshelf

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: States of Matter (solids, liquids, gases), Earth's Resources, Our Solar System, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere and 3 additional..
        This book list contains children's books that have been screened for accuracy in depicting scientific concepts. Each book's cont...
        Contributor: Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle (NSDL Collection)
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        The Sun: Earth's Primary Energy Source

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Earth & Space Science, Current Science, Energy & Work and 9 additional..
        This article provides elementary school teachers with background knowledge about science concepts needed to understand the first...
        Contributor: Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle (NSDL Collection)
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        Unit Plans About Organisms, Their Adaptations, and Their Environments

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Mathematics, Experimentation and the Scientific Method, Structure and Function in Living Things, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere and 13 additional..
        Unit plans at two levels, K-grade 2 and grades 3-5 develop understanding of the issue theme, We Depend on Earth's Climate, by fo...
        Contributor: Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle (NSDL Collection)
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        Questions, Questions: Taking Energy Inquiry Further in the School Library

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Experimentation and the Scientific Method, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Earth & Space Science, Energy & Work and 11 additional..
        This article from Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle provides ideas on how school librarians can work with elementary teachers t...
        Contributor: Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle (NSDL Collection)
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        Lessons about Inferring

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Professional Development, Instructional Strategies
        Different approaches to teaching the reading comprehension strategy of inferring in K-5 classrooms are identified in this articl...
        Contributor: Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle (NSDL Collection)
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        Teaching about Adaptations and Environments with ARKive

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Life Sciences, Professional Development, Technology, Instructional Strategies, Measurement, Tools, and Data Analysis
        This article introduces ARKive, a digital library of photographs and videos of the world's wildlife. The library gives special p...
        Contributor: Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle (NSDL Collection)
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        Essential Principle 2: Correlation to Standards and Curriculum Connections

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Nuclear Energy, Instructional Strategies, Life Sciences and 18 additional..
        This article aligns the concepts of Essential Principle 2 of the Climate Sciences to the K-5 content standards of the National S...
        Contributor: Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle (NSDL Collection)
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        Setting the Stage for Understanding the Climate System's Complex Interactions

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Experimentation and the Scientific Method, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Earth & Space Science, Current Science and 11 additional..
        The author of this article notes that K-5 students are not expected to study the complex interactions between components of the ...
        Contributor: Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle (NSDL Collection)
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      • Thumb image for Unit Plans That Teach Foundational Climate ConceptsResource Type: Website / HyperLink

        Unit Plans That Teach Foundational Climate Concepts

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Chemistry, Earth & Space Science, Instructional Strategies and 9 additional..
        Four unit plans provide opportunities for in-depth explorations of important foundational climate concepts -- weather, water as ...
        Contributor: Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle (NSDL Collection)
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        Essential Principle 3: Correlation to Standards and Curriculum Connections

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Life Sciences, Education, Child Development & Family Services, Professional Development, Curriculum Design, Instructional Strategies
        In this article, the author identifies science content standards for grades K-5 from the national standards that are aligned wit...
        Contributor: Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle (NSDL Collection)
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        Create Interactive Activities with Content Clips

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Professional Development
        This article introduces a free online collection of images, video clips, and animations that teachers can use in creating resour...
        Contributor: Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle (NSDL Collection)
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        Lessons about the Sun and Earth's Climate

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Science, Experimentation and the Scientific Method, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Earth & Space Science and 14 additional..
        Concepts underlying the first of the Essential Principles of the Climate Sciences are aligned with topics typically taught in th...
        Contributor: Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle (NSDL Collection)
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        The Biosphere/Climate Connection

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Nuclear Energy, Instructional Strategies, Life Sciences and 24 additional..
        This article continues an examination of each of the seven essential principles of the climate sciences on which the online maga...
        Contributor: Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle (NSDL Collection)
        Views: 0Favorites: 0