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Energy Sources of the Polar Regions
Jessica Fries-GaitherElementary Resource Specialist and Project Director
Ohio State [email protected]
Integrating polar science and literacy in K-5 classrooms
This work is supported by the National Science
Foundation under Grant No. 0733024. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or
recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s)
and do not necessarily reflect the views of the
National Science Foundation.
Nick Russill
Monthly thematic issues of a free online magazine:
Past issues:•A Sense of Place•Learning from the Polar Past•Day, Night, and Seasons•Weather and Climate•Water, Ice, and Snow•Rocks and Minerals•Energy and the Polar Environment•Polar Festivals•Earth’s Changing Surface
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Upcoming issues:
• Mammals• Birds• Plants• Biomes• Oceans• Peoples of the Arctic• Keeping Warm• Icebergs and Glaciers• Polar Explorers• Science at the Poles• Climate Change
Jef Maionwww.maion.com
Each issue’s content includes…
• Content Knowledge• Lessons & Activities• Virtual Bookshelf• Researcher Stories• Misconceptions• Teaching & Assessment
Strategies• Technology Integration• Cross curricular connections• Standards alignment
Will Steger
Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears blog
• News from the polar regions
• Professional Opportunities
• Broadcasts• Monthly polar news
roundups• Polar research
http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/polar
National Science Foundation
Today’s presentation features material related to the October 2008 issue: Energy and the Polar
Environment
http://beyondpenguins.nsdl.org/
The Polar Regions and Natural Resources
More information in: “Natural Resources at the Poles: A Story of Controversy and Debate”
Introducing Natural Resources
Agatha’s Feather Bed by Carmen Agra Deedy
Everything Comes From SomethingWhere Did that Pencil Come From? The Study of Natural ResourcesStudents think about the resources used to manufacture everyday objects.
Vocabulary: natural resource
“Everything comes from something,Nothing comes from nothing.Just like paper comes from trees,And glass comes from sand,An answer comes from a question.All you have to do is ask.”
Where Does Electricity Come From?
My Light by Molly Bang
Visualize our use of energy to create electricity
Re-read and classify sources of electricity, or use in-depth explorations
Vocabulary: renewable and nonrenewable resource
Fossil Fuels
Fossil Fuel SearchStudents hunt for “coal” and learn about scarcity of non-renewable resources.
Chocolate Chip Cookie MiningStudents simulate the process ofmining for coal and land reclamation.
Connecting natural resources to the polar regions: ANWR
Land of Dark, Land of Light: The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge by Karen Pandell
Renewables: Solar, Water, Wind Pinwheels
Spin the Saltine
Solar Cooker s’mores
Waterwheel Work
Renewable or Nonrenewable? Classifying Natural Resources
Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears cyberzine
Issue 7, October 2008http://beyondpenguins.nsdl.org/
Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears blogPost: Energy Sources and the Polar
Regionshttp://expertvoices.nsdl.org/polar/
Interested in Learning More?
Science and Literacy Lessons
Hands-on science lessons for grades K-2 and 3-5
Science lessons are paired with literacy lessons for easy integration
NSES and NCTE/IRA standards alignment
Virtual Bookshelf
Written by a children’s librarian
Primarily nonfictionBooks support
science content of issue
Pair with science lessons
Polar book club on Shelfari
Nonfiction stories for students
Feature Story column of the magazine
Available at three grade levels (K-1, 2-3, and 4-5)
Available as text, illustrated book, and electronic book
