Polar News and Notes Classroom connections

I had the pleasure of talking to Tom Lewis —musician, seasoned naval crewman, and grand storyteller who travels to Europe, Canada and the United States sharing his songs about the sea.
In preparation for our May 2009 podcast, I was looking at the Ocean Literacy Network website. This network consists of […]

Last night, my husband and I went to see Earth, the first in the Disney Nature series. If you haven’t seen a trailer, the film follows three animal families (polar bears, elephants, and humpback whales) across the Earth and over the course of a year.
Fans of the Planet Earth series will recognize much of the […]

Interested in extending your science and literacy lessons into other content areas? Check out the Across the Curriculum department of Issue 4 of Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears - Weather and Climate: From Home to the Poles!
In this issue:
Discover free podcasts on climate and climate change from the NSDL on iTunes U collection.
Learn how weather […]

The National Science Teachers Association in partnership with the National Science Digital Library (NSDL) are showcasing the Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears magazine in the next free web seminar in the NSDL series:
Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears Series
Integrating Science and Literacy for the K-5 Classroom
Seminar 1: Polar Geography
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
6:30pm-8:00pm Eastern Time

NSTA Web Seminars […]

The northern lights over Kulusuk, a small island on the east coast of Greenland. Photo courtesy of Nick Russill and subject to a Creative Commons license.
Want to learn more about the northern and southern lights - the aurora? Look to Issue 3 of Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears - Polar Patterns, Day, Night, and Seasons!
In […]