Details
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Web Seminar Archive |
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Online Archive |
| Date: |
Held on November 13, 2008 |
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Elementary School, Informal Education |
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Description
This Web Seminar, developed in collaboration with the National Science Digital Library (NSDL) took place on Thursday, November 13, 2008, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time. In this program Jessica Fries-Gaither, Project Director and Elementary Resource Specialist for the Ohio Resource Center and Dr. Carol Landis, Education Coordinator at the Byrd Polar Research Center provided content and resources on the topic of energy and how they relate to the poles. Teaching strategies for integrating science and literacy were also featured. For more information about this web seminar, its presenter(s), read what participants said about it, and to see and download its PowerPoint slides go here.
Ideas For Use
This web seminar can be used by new teachers of science or by those who have not taught science in the context of the polar regions. The presenter provides a content update on polar science, how to integrate this content into literacy teaching strategies, and online educational resources in the NSDL collection that relate to the topic.
Additional Info
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Science Discipline:
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Global climate change
Water cycle
Atmosphere
Ozone layer
Oceans
Energy transfer
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Analyzing data
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| Intended User Role: | Elementary-Level Educator, Informal Educator, New Teacher, Professional Development Provider, Teacher |
| Educational Issues: | Inquiry learning, Instructional materials, Professional development, Teacher content knowledge, Teacher preparation |
Technical
| Resource Format: | application/pdf, application/x-shockwave-flash, image/jpeg, video/quicktime |
National Standards Correlation
This resource has 3 correlations with the National Standards.
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- Physical Science
- Transfer of Energy
- Energy is transferred in many ways.
- Earth Science
- Structure of the earth system
- Water, which covers the majority of the earth's surface, circulates through the crust, oceans, and atmosphere in what is known as the "water cycle."
- Oceans have a major effect on climate, because water in the oceans holds a large amount of heat.
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