February 2011
February 2011

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 “Chamber of Secrets” and its hands-on experiment.
- Multimedia PowerPoint: Start your lesson by introducing background information on eggs with this narrated pre-reading slideshow.

- Downloadable article : Read or review SuperScience’s article on eggs and reproduction with this projectible, whiteboard-ready version.
- Self-scoring interactive quiz can assess students’ comprehension of “Chamber of Secrets”
- Hands-on slideshow: Preview each step of the hands-on procedure for “Shell Shocker” with this downloadable pdf file.

- Bonus reproducible gives students practice on reading a weather map.
TEACHER’S EDITION
Download this issue’s Teacher’s Edition here. (Answers have been removed.)
- Chocolate by the Numbers
SKILL: Graph - KWL: Know, Want, Learn
SKILL: Graphic Organizer - 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:
- Physical Science Feature: “Cheers for Chocolate”
For an animated video explaining the states of matter (solid, liquid, and gas), visit:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/studyjams/matter states
- Physical Science Mystery: "The Case of the Gooey Cookies”
For more information about growing, making, and eating chocolate, visit this online exhibit:
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/chocolate
- Earth Science Feature: "Snow Slide”
For more information on how avalanches occur and tips on how to avoid getting caught in one, visit:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/avalanche
- Life Science Feature: "Chamber of Secrets”
For photos of some extraordinary insect eggs, visit:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2010/09/insect-eggs/oeggerli-photography


