March 2010
TEACHER'S EDITION
Download this issue's Teacher's Edition here. (Answers have been removed.)
REPRODUCIBLES FROM THIS ISSUE:
- Rock Rankings
SKILL: Chart Skill - Global Frog Threat
SKILL: Chart Skill - Be a Quiz Whiz
SKILL: Reading Comprehension - No-Sweat Bubble Test
SKILL: Reading Comprehension
LESSON PLANS FROM THE TEACHER'S EDITION:
Download a PDF of this issue's lesson plans here.
WEB CONNECTIONS FOR THIS ISSUE:
- SuperScience Mystery: “The Case of the Soggy Painting”
Chem4Kids’ solution and mixes overview:
www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_solution.html - Life Science Feature: “Turn It Down!”
San Diego Zoo Animal Bytes on whales
www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-whale.html
Cardigan Bay Marine Wildlife Centre’s echolocation animated graphic:
www.cbmwc.org/education/echo.asp - Science Explorations: “An Uphill Climb”
Smithsonian National Zoo Reptile and Amphibian information:
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/default.cfm - Earth Science Feature: “Rockhounds”
Franklin Institute Rockhounds information:
http://fi.edu/fellows/fellow1/rocks/index2.html
Mineralogical Society of America’s Mineralogy 4 Kids:
http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/K12/K_12.html - Fool’s Gold “Web Connection”
On page 14 of “Rockhounds,” the mineral sample of the right is real gold and the sample on the left is pyrite, or fake gold.
