October 2010
To meet our goal of providing the highest-quality science education content for the modern classroom, SuperScience is now offering comprehensive online resources for subscribers.
Click the following links for bonus material for teaching “'Tails' From the Grave” and its accompanying hands-on experiment.
- Multimedia PowerPoint: Introduce the topic of animal mummies with this narrated multimedia PowerPoint.
- Downloadable article: Read or review SuperScience’s feature on animal mummies and the hands-on experiment with this whiteboard-ready version.
- Hands-on PowerPoint: Preview each step of the hands-on procedure with your class with this downloadable PowerPoint.
- Self-scoring interactive quiz can assess students’ comprehension of the story.
TEACHER’S EDITION
Download this issue’s Teacher’s Edition here. (Answers have been removed.)
- Oil in the Water
SKILL: Chart - Land of the Mummies
SKILL: Map - Be a Quiz Whiz
SKILL: Reading Comprehension - No-Sweat Bubble Test
SKILL: Reading Comprehension
Download a PDF of this issue’s lesson plans here.
WEB CONNECTIONS FOR THIS ISSUE:
- Earth Science Feature: “Oil Takes a Toll”
For more information on the science of oil spills, visit this NOAA site:
http://www.incidentnews.gov/science
- Life Science Feature: "Vet to the Rescue!”
Scholastic News Online has been tracking the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Visit this site for a collection of news stories, videos, a kids’ poll, and other resources to help kids understand this environmental disaster:
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collection.jsp?id=745
- Physical Science Feature: "Wonder Webs”
To see a web in action, try this Magic School Bus-related outdoor activity
http://www2.scholastic. com/browse/article.jsp?id=1667
- Life Science Feature: "'Tails' From the Grave”
Embalm your own mummy with this Flash game!
http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/ED/mummy.html
