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Stories for Students
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12
Subjects: Education Materials, Professional Development, Education Theory and Practice, Science
This article provides summaries and links to nonfiction science articles for students in grades K-5.
Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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Common Misconceptions about Light, Heat, and the Sun
Grades: TK/K to 6
Subjects: Our Solar System, Professional Development, Instructional Strategies, Heat & Thermodynamics and 4 additional..
This article lists common misconceptions about light, heat, and the sun. It provides formative assessment probes and information...
Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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Hands-on Science and Literacy Activities about Erosion, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes
Grades: TK/K to 6
Subjects: Geology & the Dynamic Earth, Earth & Space Science, Professional Development, Education Theory and Practice, Earth's Resources
This article highlights science and literacy lessons to teach elementary students about erosion, glaciers, volcanoes, and earthq...
Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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Using Icebergs to Teach Buoyancy and Density
Grades: TK/K to 6
Subjects: Properties of Matter, Education Theory and Practice, Science, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere and 6 additional..
This article highlights activities for elementary students that model icebergs and develop an informal understanding of the conc...
Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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Assessment Strategies: Rubrics
Grades: TK/K to 6
Subjects: Professional Development, Education Theory and Practice, Assessment & Rubrics
This article provides an overview of using rubrics as a method of assessment and discusses technological tools that facilitate t...
Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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I've Tried Everything! Strategies for Working With Kids With Attention Disorders
Grades: TK/K to 6
Subjects: Professional Development
In this podcast, listen to a 22-year classroom veteran's tips and strategies for managing students with attention disorders.
Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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Common Misconceptions About Fossils and the History of the Polar Regions
Grades: TK/K to 6
Subjects: California History (4th Grade), Earth's Resources, World History, Earth & Space Science and 8 additional..
This article describes common misconceptions held by elementary students about the history of the polar regions, fossils, and ge...
Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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Icebergs and Glaciers: Virtual Bookshelf
Grades: TK/K to 6
Subjects: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Ecology & Ecosystems, Professional Development, Earth's Resources and 2 additional..
This article features children's literature about icebergs and glaciers.
Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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Teacher Resources for Making Inferences, Using Context Clues
Grades: TK/K to 6
Subjects: Professional Development, Education Theory and Practice, Instructional Strategies
This article describes the processes of making inferences and using context clues to define unknown words. Links to web sites an...
Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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Activities for Identifying Similarities and Differences
Grades: TK/K to 6
Subjects: Classification, Professional Development, Education Theory and Practice
This article discusses the four forms of identifying similarities and differences: comparing, classifying, creating metaphors, a...
Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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People of the Whale
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12
Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Professional Development, Current Science, Earth's Resources and 2 additional..
This article describes how the lifestyle of Alaska's Inupiat people have changed over time, and the new challenges they now face...
Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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Integrating Science and Math: Weather and Data Analysis
Grades: TK/K to 6
Subjects: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Measurement, Tools, and Data Analysis, Measurement & Tools, Professional Development and 3 additional..
This article discusses how the study of weather can meet the NCTM Data Analysis and Probability standard. Links to lessons for g...
Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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Earth's Changing Surface - Issue 9, December 2008
Grades: TK/K to 6
Subjects: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Ecology & Ecosystems, Professional Development, Earth's Resources and 3 additional..
This issue of the free online magazine, Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears, explores glaciers, wind, water, and volcanoes and their...
Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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Common Misconceptions about Icebergs and Glaciers
Grades: TK/K to 6
Subjects: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Properties of Matter, Professional Development, Earth's Resources and 3 additional..
This article describes some common misconceptions that elementary students may have about icebergs and glaciers (including densi...
Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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Teaching About Energy: The NEED Project
Grades: TK/K to 6
Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Professional Development, Earth's Resources, Instructional Strategies and 4 additional..
This article provides an overview of energy education curriculum materials available from the National Energy Education Developm...
Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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Touching the Future: Using iPod Touch Devices in Elementary Classrooms
Grades: TK/K to 6
Subjects: Technology, Measurement, Tools, and Data Analysis, Professional Development, Education Theory and Practice, Multimedia Presentation
This article describes a pilot project in which a fifth-grade classroom integrated six iPod Touch devices into all aspects of th...
Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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No Gloom, No Doom: Teaching About Climate Without Scaring Your Students: Podcast Episode 12
Grades: TK/K to 6
Subjects: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Ecology & Ecosystems, Professional Development, Current Science and 2 additional..
In this podcast, learn how to address climate misconceptions and avoid the fear of climate change by using activities that inspi...
Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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Weather Stations: Teaching the Science and Technology Standard
Grades: TK/K to 6
Subjects: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Technology, Measurement, Tools, and Data Analysis, Professional Development and 2 additional..
This article links to resources to help teachers create their own weather stations, participate in real data projects, and asses...
Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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Rocks and Minerals - Issue 6, September 2008
Grades: TK/K to 6
Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth & Space Science, Professional Development, Education Theory and Practice, Earth's Resources
This issue of the free online magazine, Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears, explores the basic characteristics of rocks and mineral...
Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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The Dance of Life
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12
Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Professional Development, Earth's Resources, Classification and 2 additional..
This nonfiction article, written for students in grades 4-5, explores the life and seasonal migration of the sanderling bird. Mo...
Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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