This informational text explores Laura Gladstone's experience working at the IceCube telescope …
This informational text explores Laura Gladstone's experience working at the IceCube telescope at the South Pole. She shares the clothing worn, food, what she did for fun, and how life there differs from what most of us know, including what one does NOT hear or see. The text is written at a grade two through grade three reading level. This is a PDF containing the informational text and a glossary.
This informational text explores Laura Gladstone's experience working at the IceCube telescope …
This informational text explores Laura Gladstone's experience working at the IceCube telescope at the South Pole. She shares the clothing worn, food, what she did for fun, and how life there differs from what most of us know, including what one does NOT hear or see. The text is written at a grade four through grade five reading level. This version is a full-color PDF that can be printed, cut and folded to form a book. Each book contains color photographs and illustrations.
This informational text explores Laura Gladstone's experience working at the IceCube telescope …
This informational text explores Laura Gladstone's experience working at the IceCube telescope at the South Pole. She shares the clothing worn, food, what she did for fun, and how life there differs from what most of us know, including what one does NOT hear or see. The text is written at a grade four through grade five reading level. This is a PDF containing the informational text and a glossary.
This informational text explores Laura Gladstone's experience working at the Ice Cube …
This informational text explores Laura Gladstone's experience working at the Ice Cube telescope at the South Pole. She shares the clothing worn, food, what she did for fun, and how life there differs from what most of us know, including what one does NOT hear or see. The text is written at a kindergarten through grade one reading level. This version is a full-color PDF that can be printed, cut and folded to form a book. Each book contains color photographs and illustrations.
The project is used in two courses, both with the theme of …
The project is used in two courses, both with the theme of understanding the environmental implications of our use of energy, exploring personal energy use, and learning about the types of energy available to Canadians. One is a face-to-face course for Education majors, the other is an on-line course available to all upper-level (3rd and 4th year) students.
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This video segment from a WPSU documentary Liquid Assets connects public health …
This video segment from a WPSU documentary Liquid Assets connects public health to the availability of clean and safe drinking water and elaborates on the threats our bodies face due to increasing kinds and quantities of pollutants.
This is a hands-on lab activity about seawater density. After developing a …
This is a hands-on lab activity about seawater density. After developing a hypothesis, learners will conduct a simple investigation of density. They will discuss changes in density observed and describe how salt affects the density of water. Background information, common student preconceptions, a glossary and more is included. This activity is part of the Aquarius Hands-on Laboratory Activities.
This project relates to Ecology Standards and Literacy Goals. I have combined several …
This project relates to Ecology Standards and Literacy Goals. I have combined several different levels of this project so that the activity can be adapted for different levels. I have used the activity primarily with High School students and introductory-level biology with college/university students. The content could also be adapted for middle and elementary students. I would choose a book for the students on these lower levels but that is also an option at the higher levels as well.
Students learn about the weighted mean by building spreadsheets that apply this …
Students learn about the weighted mean by building spreadsheets that apply this concept to the average density of the oceanic lithosphere.
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Produced by the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, these four guides form …
Produced by the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, these four guides form a four-part series, Living With Biodiversity: What You Can Really Do For the Environment. The four guides in pdf format are: Biodiversity and Your Food, Biodiversity and Your Energy Use, Biodiversity and What You Buy and Biodiversity and Your Water Supply.
In this video segment adapted from the Alaska Native Heritage Center, discover …
In this video segment adapted from the Alaska Native Heritage Center, discover the connections between Alaska Native subsistence culture and the natural cycle of the seasons.
This video, adapted from material provided by the ECHO partners, illuminates how …
This video, adapted from material provided by the ECHO partners, illuminates how living on the coast affects individuals and communities, particularly humans' interrelationships with natural resources.
Logarithms are very handy when dealing with numbers at different scales but …
Logarithms are very handy when dealing with numbers at different scales but they are also useful helping us average measurements of physical phenomena that have nonlinear behavior. In this example, students learn about cloud albedo and calculating cloud optical depth. This resource is from PUMAS - Practical Uses of Math and Science - a collection of brief examples created by scientists and engineers showing how math and science topics taught in K-12 classes have real world applications.
Students analyze data on temperature and precipitation collected from 26 different Long …
Students analyze data on temperature and precipitation collected from 26 different Long Term Ecological Research sites and compare them with annual net primary productivity. The students then form an ecological rule to explain their results.
This activity involves student teams classifying clouds into the main categories, making …
This activity involves student teams classifying clouds into the main categories, making a poster of their findings, having a poster session and learning the vocabulary terms cirrus, stratus and cumulus.
SYNOPSIS: In this lesson, students learn Spanish phrases about animals, climates, and …
SYNOPSIS: In this lesson, students learn Spanish phrases about animals, climates, and simple actions to save energy at home.
SCIENTIST NOTES: This lesson provides elementary knowledge on climate change and biodiversity conservation. It allows students to identify and classify animals in respect to their habitats and climatic zones. All materials in the lesson have been reviewed appropriately and are suitable for teaching. This lesson has passed our science review credibility process.
Esta lección proporciona conocimientos elementales sobre el cambio climático y la conservación de la biodiversidad. Permite a los estudiantes identificar y clasificar animales con respecto a sus hábitats y zonas climáticas. Todos los materiales de la lección han sido revisados apropiadamente y son adecuados para la enseñanza. Esta lección ha pasado nuestro proceso de credibilidad de revisión científica.
POSITIVES: -This lesson creates a collaborative learning environment as students engage with a variety of modalities. -The games and activities promote engagement and participation from all learners. -The lesson introduces students to an authentic Spanish language story from Chile. -The photographs of animals name the specific places where the animals live.
ADDITIONAL PREREQUISITES: -Students need no prior knowledge to complete the lesson. -Teachers may wish to print the Teacher Slideshow to hang in the room to reinforce the concepts and vocabulary. -Some students may find the “¿Dónde está mi clima” game upsetting if they are unable to find a climate that matches their assigned animal. Teachers can choose some students to role-play the activity in front of the class instead.
DIFFERENTIATION: -Teachers can easily expand the lesson to include short sentences and more active vocabulary. -For the postcard activity, students can cut and paste phrases provided by the teacher or copy the words by hand.
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