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Lessons and Activities about Arctic Peoples
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Professional Development, History-Social Science, Earth & Space Science, Experimentation and the Scientific Method 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)Views: 0Favorites: 0Birds: Virtual Bookshelf
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Professional Development, Education Theory and Practice, Earth & Space Science, Ecology & Ecosystems and 3 additional..This article features children's literature about arctic, Antarctic, and migratory birds.Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Exploration Comes to Life with Orienteering, Geocaching
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Geography, Professional Development, Education Theory and Practice, History-Social ScienceThis article provides an overview of orienteering and geocaching as well as suggestions for incorporating these activities into ...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0What's the Difference? Activities to Teach Paleontology and Archaeology
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Professional Development, Geology & the Dynamic Earth, History-Social Science, Earth & Space Science and 7 additional..This article provides links to interactive web sites and lesson plans for teaching about paleontology, dinosaurs, and archaeolog...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Icebergs and Glaciers: Virtual Bookshelf
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Professional Development, Education Theory and Practice, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Earth & Space Science and 2 additional..This article features children's literature about icebergs and glaciers.Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Developing Map Skills Through Earth Science Activities
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Professional Development, Education Theory and Practice, Geology & the Dynamic Earth, History-Social Science and 3 additional..This article highlights lesson plans and activities that help elementary students develop map skills as they learn earth science...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Two Miles Below
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Professional Development, Current Science, Education Theory and Practice, People in ScienceThis 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)Views: 0Favorites: 0Integrating Science and Math: Weather and Data Analysis
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Professional Development, Education Theory and Practice, Science, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere 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)Views: 0Favorites: 0Teaching About Natural Resources and Energy Sources
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Environmental Issues, Our Solar System, Professional Development, Science and 5 additional..This article provides lesson plans about natural resources and energy sources for elementary teachers.Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Note Taking: Enhancing the Ability to Comprehend Nonfiction Text
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Professional Development, Education Theory and PracticeThis 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)Views: 0Favorites: 0Using Icebergs to Teach Buoyancy and Density
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Professional Development, Fluid Dynamics, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Inquiry & Problem Based Learning 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)Views: 0Favorites: 0Teacher Resources for Making Inferences, Using Context Clues
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Professional Development, Education Theory and Practice, Instructional StrategiesThis 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)Views: 0Favorites: 0Learning From the Polar Past - Issue 2, April 2008
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Evolution and Adaptation, Professional Development, Education Theory and Practice, Science 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)Views: 0Favorites: 0No Gloom, No Doom: Teaching About Climate Without Scaring Your Students: Podcast Episode 12
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Professional Development, Education Theory and Practice, Current Science, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere 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)Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth's Changing Surface - Issue 9, December 2008
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Professional Development, Education Theory and Practice, Science, Geology & the Dynamic Earth 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)Views: 0Favorites: 0Mammals: Virtual Bookshelf
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Professional Development, Education Theory and Practice, Earth & Space Science, Ecology & Ecosystems 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)Views: 0Favorites: 0Assessment Strategies: Rubrics
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Professional Development, Education Theory and Practice, Assessment & RubricsThis 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)Views: 0Favorites: 0I've Tried Everything! Strategies for Working With Kids With Attention Disorders
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Professional DevelopmentIn 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)Views: 0Favorites: 0A Storyteller and Teacher Takes a Digital Dive
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Measurement, Tools, and Data Analysis, Professional Development, TechnologyThis article discusses how to use digital storytelling in the classroom while keeping the focus on the story itself, not the tec...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Resources and Activities from Polar Research Projects
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Multimedia Presentation, Professional Development, Education Materials, TechnologyThis article provides an overview of educational resources available from polar research programs.Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0