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Essential Principle 3: Correlation to Standards and Curriculum Connections
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Instructional Strategies, Professional Development, Life Sciences, Curriculum Design, Education, Child Development & Family ServicesIn 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)Views: 0Favorites: 0Professional Bookshelf: Print Publications
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Instructional Strategies, Professional Development, Learning TheoriesHighlighted in this regular magazine feature are exemplary professional development publications that stress research-based stra...Contributor: Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Essential Principle 1: Correlation to Standards and Curriculum Connections
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Inquiry & Problem Based Learning, Professional Development, Curriculum Design, Education, Child Development & Family Services, Earth & Space ScienceThis article provide a list of learning objectives and excerpts from the K-8 content standards of the National Science Education...Contributor: Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Correlation to Standards and Curriculum Connections
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Professional Development, Instructional Strategies, Curriculum Design, Education, Child Development & Family ServicesThe concepts that underlie the fourth essential principle of climate literacy ("Climate varies over space and time through both ...Contributor: Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Common Misconceptions about Mammals
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Education Theory and Practice, Classification, Structure and Function in Living Things, 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)Views: 0Favorites: 0Common Misconceptions About the Polar Regions: Geography and Mapping
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Education Theory and Practice, Professional Development, Earth's Resources, Ecology & Ecosystems and 3 additional..This article describes common misconceptions about the Arctic and Antarctica and how to test and teach for student understanding.Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Melting Icebergs
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Professional Development, Earth's Resources, Earth & Space ScienceThis formative assessment item uncovers student ideas and misconceptions about melting icebergs. It determines if students belie...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Common Misconceptions about Light, Heat, and the Sun
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Heat & Thermodynamics, Our Solar System, Education Theory and Practice, Nuclear Energy 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)Views: 0Favorites: 0Glaciers and Rocks
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Geology & the Dynamic Earth, Professional Development, Earth's Resources, Earth & Space Science, Weather, Climate & AtmosphereThis formative assessment item uncovers students' ideas about glacial erosion and how glaciers transport rocks and other sedimen...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Common Misconceptions About Fossils and the History of the Polar Regions
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Evolution and Adaptation, California History (4th Grade), Professional Development, Instructional Strategies 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)Views: 0Favorites: 0Common Misconceptions about Icebergs and Glaciers
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Education Theory and Practice, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, 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)Views: 0Favorites: 0No Gloom, No Doom: Teaching About Climate Without Scaring Your Students: Podcast Episode 12
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Education Theory and Practice, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Current Science, Professional Development 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: 0Where Do Penguins Live?
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Professional Development, Life Sciences, Classification, Structure and Function in Living ThingsThis formative assessment item uncovers students' prior knowledge about the distribution of penguin species throughout the world...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0What to Wear?
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Geology & the Dynamic Earth, Our Solar System, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Professional Development and 2 additional..This formative assessment item uncovers student understanding of weather and seasons. It uncovers student ideas about difference...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Common Misconceptions About Plants
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Career & Technical Ed, Education Theory and Practice, Classification, Structure and Function in Living Things and 4 additional..This article describes some common misconceptions that elementary students may have about plants. It also includes suggestions f...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Weather at the North and South Poles
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Geology & the Dynamic Earth, Heat & Thermodynamics, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Professional Development and 3 additional..This formative assessment item is used to uncover student ideas about weather at the North and South Poles. It will help to dete...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Common Misconceptions About Rocks and Minerals
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Education Theory and Practice, Earth's Resources, Instructional Strategies, Professional Development and 3 additional..This article discusses geologic misconceptions held by teachers and students and provides resources for formative assessment and...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Where are the Volcanoes?
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Geology & the Dynamic Earth, Professional Development, Earth's Resources, Earth & Space Science, Weather, Climate & AtmosphereThis formative assessment item discusses common misconceptions about volcano location around the world. Resources include backgr...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Warm Blankets and Cold Breezes: Misconceptions about Heat and What to Do About Them
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Heat & Thermodynamics, Professional DevelopmentIn this podcast, learn about student misconceptions about heat and activities that target them.Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Is It a Fossil?
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Geology & the Dynamic Earth, Evolution and Adaptation, Professional Development, Earth & Space ScienceThis formative assessment item is used to uncover students' ideas about fossils before a lesson has begun. Students will determi...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
