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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWeather and Climate: From Home to the Poles - Issue 4, June/July 2008
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Technology, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Instructional Strategies, Measurement, Tools, and Data Analysis and 3 additional..This issue of the free online magazine, Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears, explores how elementary teachers can move from a study ...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPolar Festivals: Virtual Bookshelf
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Geography, Structure and Function in Living Things, Professional Development, Earth & Space Science and 9 additional..This article features activity books and polar-themed children's literature for use in the elementary classroom.Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDensity in the Making: The Changing Face of Polar Glaciers and Icebergs
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Technology, Multimedia Presentation, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Properties of Matter and 4 additional..In episode seven of the Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears podcast series, learn how scientists can get a first-hand look at changi...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHands-on Science Activities for Your Polar Festival
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Instructional Strategies, Geography, Education Theory and Practice and 5 additional..This article provides links to hands-on science activities that could be used in an festival or informal learning event. Nationa...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCommon Misconceptions About Rocks and Minerals
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Properties of Matter, Instructional Strategies, Education Theory and Practice, 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: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWriting Science-Themed Poetry in the Elementary Grades
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Literary genres, Professional Development, Education Theory and Practice, ScienceThis article provides ideas and resources for writing science-themed poetry in the elementary classroom. NCTE/IRA Standards alig...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkScience and Literacy Lessons to Develop a Polar Sense of Place
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Geography, Education Theory and Practice, Professional Development and 4 additional..This article provides geography lessons to teach elementary students about the polar regions. Literacy extensions are included f...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBook Arts: A Creative Means to Promote Learning
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Learning Theories, Life Sciences, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Writing Strategies and 3 additional..This article provides an overview of how the book making process can support students as they develop literacy skills.Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPressing Plants: Connecting Science, Art, and the Natural World
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Life Sciences, Visual Arts, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Structure and Function in Living Things and 3 additional..This article provides information about creating a plant or flower press and how this tool can enrich the elementary science cur...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLink'Where I'm From' Poems: Making Connections to Home
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Literary genres, Professional Development, Education Theory and Practice, Curriculum DesignThis article provides a lesson plan that teaches elementary students to write poems about home using sensory language and imager...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkListening Comprehension Skills for Elementary Students
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Assessment & Rubrics, Education Theory and Practice, Professional DevelopmentThis article discusses explicitly teaching and assessing listening comprehension skills in the elementary grades and provides te...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSeeing Temperature Through Color
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Measurement, Tools, and Data Analysis, Education Theory and Practice, Professional Development, Making & Reading Maps and 5 additional..This article describes the basics of thermography or thermal imaging, and how this technique can inspire a data collection activ...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTeacher Tools That Integrate Technology: Educational Blogging
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Education Theory and Practice, Professional DevelopmentThis article for elementary teachers discusses what a blog is, why you should blog, how to get students involved, and steps on h...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhat's the Difference? Activities to Teach Paleontology and Archaeology
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: History-Social Science, Geology & the Dynamic Earth, Professional Development, 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: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCommon Misconceptions About Plants
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Instructional Strategies, Career & Technical Ed, Agriculture & Natural Resources, 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: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPerformance Assessments: A Marine Example
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Assessment & Rubrics, Education Theory and Practice, Professional Development, Earth's ResourcesThis article describes a performance assessment that concludes a fourth-grade oceanography unit.Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhite Wolf
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Professional Development, Education Theory and PracticeThis nonfiction article, written for students in grades 4-5, explores the life of the arctic wolf. Modified versions are availab...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGetting Students Engaged in Nonfiction Text
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Education Theory and Practice, Professional Development, Light, Sound & Other WavesThis 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)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDeveloping Map Skills Through Earth Science Activities
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: History-Social Science, Geology & the Dynamic Earth, Education Theory and Practice, Professional Development 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: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkIce Sculptures
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Education Theory and Practice, Professional Development, Our Solar System, Earth's Resources, Earth & Space ScienceThis nonfiction article, written for students in grades 4-5, explores the ways in which glaciers shape the Earth's land. Modifie...Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0