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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkOur Changing Earth: Virtual Bookshelf
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Earth's Resources, Education Theory and Practice, Professional Development, Geology & the Dynamic Earth and 2 additional..This article features children's literature about erosion, glaciers, earthquakes, and volcanoes for use in the elementary classr...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPolar Arts and Crafts
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Education Theory and Practice, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Our Solar System, Professional Development and 7 additional..This article provides links to polar-themed arts and crafts activities.Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkScience Notebooks: Integrating Investigations
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Standardized Testing, Education Theory and Practice, Inquiry & Problem Based Learning, Professional DevelopmentThis article reviews the book "Using Science Notebooks in Elementary Classrooms" by Michael Klentschy and provides basic informa...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAmerican Museum of Natural History Exhibit on Water and Additional Resources
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Earth's Resources, Nature & Method of Science, Chemistry, History of Science and 4 additional..This article highlights resources related to water from the American Museum of Natural History and at-home activities on ice and...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHands-on Science and Literacy Lessons About Birds
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Education Theory and Practice, Fluid Dynamics, Inquiry & Problem Based Learning, Professional Development and 9 additional..This article provides links to lessons and units about birds, bird characteristics, and penguins. Ideas for literacy integration...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCause and Effect Relationships in Play, Picture Books, and Text
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Life Sciences, Structure and Function in Living Things, Education Theory and Practice, Professional Development, ScienceThis article provides links to six web sites that provide an overview of cause/effect relationships, graphic organizers, and tea...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPartners
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Earth's Resources, Education Theory and Practice, Classification, Professional Development and 2 additional..This nonfiction article, written for students in grades 4-5, explores lichens: a partnership between an alga and a fungus. Modif...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkVocabulary Development Strategies for English Language Learners
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Classification, Education Theory and Practice, Professional DevelopmentThis article describes seven strategies for assisting English Language Learners with science vocabulary development.Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkClimate Change: Virtual Bookshelf
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Education Theory and Practice, Professional Development, Current Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Weather, Climate & AtmosphereThis article features children's literature about weather, climate, and climate change.Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhat Works? Teaching Literacy Skills to English Language Learners
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Education Theory and Practice, Instructional Strategies, Professional DevelopmentThis site provides an overview of research-based resources for teaching English Language Learners available from the Doing What ...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkIt's Elementary! Blogging with Young Learners
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Growth, Development & Aging, Measurement, Tools, and Data Analysis, Education Theory and Practice, Health & Physical Education and 4 additional..This article describes how primary school teachers and their school technology specialist use classroom blogging to engage child...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkVocabulary Development and Nonlinguistic Representations: How Can Science Help?
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Education Theory and Practice, Instructional Strategies, Professional Development, Mental, Emotional, and Social Health and 7 additional..This article explains how hands-on science activity can support vocabulary development and links to two books and six web sites ...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCommon Misconceptions about Day and Night, Seasons
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Instructional Strategies, World History, Education Theory and Practice, Our Solar System and 6 additional..This article describes common misconceptions held by elementary students about the cause of day and night and seasons. The artic...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCommon Misconceptions about Birds
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Instructional Strategies, Education Theory and Practice, Classification, Life Sciences and 4 additional..This article discusses misconceptions about birds (and penguins in particular). It provides tools for formative assessment and i...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWarm 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: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAntarctica: King of Cold
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Earth's Resources, Education Theory and Practice, Professional Development, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere and 2 additional..This article includes links to expository text for students in grades K-1, 2-3, and 4-5 about the climate differences between th...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkArctic Survival Skills: Traditional Inuit Games
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Earth's Resources, Instructional Strategies, Experimentation and the Scientific Method, Cells and 3 additional..This article describes several traditional Inuit games and provides background information and resources for incorporating them ...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkVisualizing to Understand Content Area Text
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Education Theory and Practice, Professional DevelopmentThis article discusses the reading comprehension strategy of visualization and how it can be used to enhance students' understan...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPolar Plants: Virtual Bookshelf
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Earth's Resources, Education Theory and Practice, Structure and Function in Living Things, Professional Development and 3 additional..This article features children's literature about plants and the plants found in the polar regions.Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGrowing Floaters and Shrinking Sinkers
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Earth's Resources, Education Theory and Practice, Chemistry, States of Matter (solids, liquids, gases) and 3 additional..This expository article, written for students in grades 4-5, explains why ice floats and how this is essential to life on earth....Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0