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      • Thumb image for Getting Students Engaged in Nonfiction TextResource Type: Website / HyperLink

        Getting Students Engaged in Nonfiction Text

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Education Theory and Practice, Light, Sound & Other Waves, Professional Development
        This article describes how to help students engage with nonfiction text by asking questions, identifying facts, making connectio...
        Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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        ADHD: Current Research and Teaching Strategies for Reading and Writing

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Experimentation and the Scientific Method, Current Science, Measurement, Tools, and Data Analysis, Education Materials and 3 additional..
        This article provides an overview of current research about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder as well as strategies to he...
        Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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        Hands-On Science and Literacy Activities about Solar Energy

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Light, Sound & Other Waves, Education Theory and Practice, Professional Development and 7 additional..
        This article features science lesson plans to teach elementary students about the sun's energy, the relationship between light a...
        Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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        A Sense of Place: Virtual Bookshelf

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Earth's Resources, Education Theory and Practice, Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth & Space Science, Professional Development
        This article provides a list of children's literature relating to the geography and characteristics of the Arctic and Antarctica.
        Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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        Two Miles Below

        Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12
        Subjects: Current Science, Education Theory and Practice, Professional Development, People in Science
        This article describes robots that are helping scientists explore the Gakkel Ridge deep below the Arctic Ocean and links to info...
        Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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        The Aurora: Inspiration for Art and Poetry Integration

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Curriculum Design, Literary genres, Writing Strategies, Education Theory and Practice and 2 additional..
        This article lists seven art techniques and four poetry types that can be used to depict and describe the aurora.
        Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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        Hands-On Science and Literacy Lessons About Weather and Climate

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Current Science, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Curriculum Design, Ecology & Ecosystems and 5 additional..
        This article provides links to standards-based science and literacy lessons about weather, climate, polar climates, and climate ...
        Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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        Discovering Science Through Art-Based Activities

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Science, Professional Development, Visual Arts
        This article describes how to use art projects to help students learn science concepts and how this integration helps students w...
        Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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        Note Taking: Enhancing the Ability to Comprehend Nonfiction Text

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Education Theory and Practice, Professional Development
        This article describes the importance of teaching students the strategy of note taking and includes a template for use with elem...
        Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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        Common Misconceptions about Mammals

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Classification, Science, Education Theory and Practice, Instructional Strategies and 2 additional..
        This article lists common misconceptions about mammals. It provides formative assessment probes and information about teaching f...
        Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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        Creating an Equitable Classroom through Establishing Respect

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Professional Development
        This article discusses the importance of student feedback in creating a respectful, equitable classroom.
        Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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      • Thumb image for Water Dance: Integrating Science, Literacy, Art, and MovementResource Type: Website / HyperLink

        Water Dance: Integrating Science, Literacy, Art, and Movement

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Curriculum Design, Literary genres, Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's Resources and 5 additional..
        This article describes ways to supplement a science unit on the water cycle with the book Water Dance by Thomas Locker. Ideas fo...
        Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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        Updating the K-W-L Brings the Focus Back to Literacy, Evidential Thinking

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Nature & Method of Science, Experimentation and the Scientific Method, Science, Education Theory and Practice and 2 additional..
        This article summarizes and links to two Science and Children articles that modify the KWL chart to include literacy skills and ...
        Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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        Lessons and Activities about Arctic Peoples

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Standardized Testing, Ecology & Ecosystems, Writing Strategies, Education Theory and Practice and 8 additional..
        This article highlights lessons and activities for elementary students about the people and cultures of the Arctic region.
        Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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        Mammals: Virtual Bookshelf

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth & Space Science, Earth's Resources, Classification and 3 additional..
        This article features children's literature about mammals and the mammals that live in the polar regions.
        Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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        Dinos in the Dark

        Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12
        Subjects: Evolution and Adaptation, Ecology & Ecosystems, Geology & the Dynamic Earth, Earth's Resources and 4 additional..
        This expository article for elementary students describes the dinosaurs that lived in polar regions as well as the adaptations t...
        Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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        Learning From the Polar Past - Issue 2, April 2008

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Evolution and Adaptation, Earth's Resources, Science, Education Theory and Practice and 2 additional..
        This issue of the free online magazine, Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears, explore how to use fossils and artifacts (scientific cl...
        Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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      • Thumb image for Weather and Climate: From Home to the Poles: Virtual BookshelfResource Type: Website / HyperLink

        Weather and Climate: From Home to the Poles: Virtual Bookshelf

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Current Science, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth & Space Science and 4 additional..
        This article highlights children's literature about weather and climate, the polar regions, and climate change for use in the el...
        Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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        Some Ideas for Instructing Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Special Education, Personal and Community Health, Professional Development
        This article includes ideas for effectively teaching students with autism spectrum disorders, including the visual presentation ...
        Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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        Teaching the Science Standards: Tools for Visual and Kinesthetic Learners

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Information Literacy, Measurement, Tools, and Data Analysis, Life Sciences, Education Theory and Practice and 7 additional..
        This article describes many strategies for meeting the needs of visual and kinesthetic students, including deaf students.
        Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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