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      • Thumb image for Common Misconceptions About Fossils and the History of the Polar RegionsResource Type: Website / HyperLink

        Common Misconceptions About Fossils and the History of the Polar Regions

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Curriculum Design, Education Theory and Practice, Instructional Strategies, Earth's Resources 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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        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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        Assessment Strategies: Rubrics

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Education Theory and Practice, Assessment & Rubrics, Professional Development
        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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        Using Icebergs to Teach Buoyancy and Density

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Curriculum Design, Education Theory and Practice, 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)
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      • Thumb image for Hands-on Science and Literacy Activities about Erosion, Volcanoes, and EarthquakesResource Type: Website / HyperLink

        Hands-on Science and Literacy Activities about Erosion, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Education Theory and Practice, Earth's Resources, Earth & Space Science, Professional Development, Geology & the Dynamic Earth
        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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        Common Misconceptions about Light, Heat, and the Sun

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Our Solar System, Education Theory and Practice, Instructional Strategies, Science 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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        Stories for Students

        Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12
        Subjects: Education Theory and Practice, Education Materials, Professional Development, 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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        Birds: Virtual Bookshelf

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Education Theory and Practice, Earth's Resources, Professional Development, Structure and Function in Living Things and 3 additional..
        This article features children's literature about arctic, Antarctic, and migratory birds.
        Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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        Teaching the Science Standards: Tools for Visual and Kinesthetic Learners

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Technology, Education Theory and Practice, Life Sciences, Professional Development and 7 additional..
        This article describes many strategies for meeting the needs of visual and kinesthetic students, including deaf students.
        Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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        Some Ideas for Instructing Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Special Education, Professional Development, Personal and Community Health
        This article includes ideas for effectively teaching students with autism spectrum disorders, including the visual presentation ...
        Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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      • Thumb image for Weather and Climate: From Home to the Poles: Virtual BookshelfResource Type: Website / HyperLink

        Weather and Climate: From Home to the Poles: Virtual Bookshelf

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Our Solar System, Education Theory and Practice, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Earth's Resources and 4 additional..
        This article highlights children's literature about weather and climate, the polar regions, and climate change for use in the el...
        Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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      • Thumb image for Learning From the Polar Past - Issue 2, April 2008Resource Type: Website / HyperLink

        Learning From the Polar Past - Issue 2, April 2008

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Education Theory and Practice, Instructional Strategies, Earth's Resources, Evolution and Adaptation 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)
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        Dinos in the Dark

        Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12
        Subjects: Education Theory and Practice, Earth's Resources, Evolution and Adaptation, Professional Development and 4 additional..
        This expository article for elementary students describes the dinosaurs that lived in polar regions as well as the adaptations t...
        Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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        Mammals: Virtual Bookshelf

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Education Theory and Practice, Earth's Resources, Professional Development, Structure and Function in Living Things 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)
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        Lessons and Activities about Arctic Peoples

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Curriculum Design, History-Social Science, Education Theory and Practice, 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)
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      • Thumb image for Updating the K-W-L Brings the Focus Back to Literacy, Evidential ThinkingResource Type: Website / HyperLink

        Updating the K-W-L Brings the Focus Back to Literacy, Evidential Thinking

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Nature & Method of Science, Education Theory and Practice, Instructional Strategies, Experimentation and the Scientific Method and 2 additional..
        This article summarizes and links to two Science and Children articles that modify the KWL chart to include literacy skills and ...
        Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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      • Thumb image for Water Dance: Integrating Science, Literacy, Art, and MovementResource Type: Website / HyperLink

        Water Dance: Integrating Science, Literacy, Art, and Movement

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Curriculum Design, Education Theory and Practice, Earth's Resources, Visual Arts and 5 additional..
        This article describes ways to supplement a science unit on the water cycle with the book Water Dance by Thomas Locker. Ideas fo...
        Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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        Creating an Equitable Classroom through Establishing Respect

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Professional Development
        This article discusses the importance of student feedback in creating a respectful, equitable classroom.
        Contributor: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (NSDL Collection)
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        Common Misconceptions about Mammals

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Education Theory and Practice, Instructional Strategies, Science, Professional Development 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)
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        Note Taking: Enhancing the Ability to Comprehend Nonfiction Text

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Education Theory and Practice, Professional Development
        This 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)
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