April 4-18, 2011
Science World is now offering comprehensive online resources for “How to Cool Earth" on p. 14.
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- Start your lesson by showing this ANCHOR VIDEO, which will introduce your students to climate change.
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Next, read the article, How to Cool Earth, p. 14, that highlights six wild ways to combat climate change. Your entire class can view a DIGITAL VERSION of the article using your interactive whiteboard and computer projector.
After reading the story, have students complete the CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING skills sheet. This can be done as a class or individually to test students’ reading comprehension.
TEACHER'S EDITION
Download this issue's Teacher's Edition here. (Answer keys have been removed.)
ONLINE-ONLY SKILLS PAGES
- Killer Storms
- Rethinking Fireworks
- How to Cool Earth
- Intruder Alert!
- Plight of the Panda
- Trapped in Time
- Save Energy, Save Earth
- Self-Scoring Science News Quiz
BONUS ONLINE REPRODUCIBLE!
- After reading “Plight of the Panda” (p.20), have your class complete this critical-thinking skills sheet, which challenges students to design their own preserve for giant pandas.
WEB EXTRAS!
Science News
- 3, 2, 1, Liftoff!: Watch the rocket launch here.
- VIDEO EXTRA: Watch a video of the VORTEX2 team on the hunt for a tornado.
- Check out this page about tornadoes on FEMA’s Web site for kids.
- VIDEO EXTRA: Watch a video about the chemistry of fireworks.
- Check out this interactive fireworks display that shows the harmful elements in fireworks.
- VIDEO EXTRA: Watch a video about climate change.
- Visit the EPA’s Climate Change for Kids site for information, games, animations, and calculators.
- VIDEO EXTRA: Watch a video about the Asian carp invasion.
- Check out the official Web site of the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee.
- VIDEO EXTRA: Watch a video of Jack Black talking about panda conservation.
- See what’s happening at the San Diego Zoo’s panda exhibit.
- WEB EXTRA: Learn about amber and the clues it provides about ancient ecosystems at the American Museum of Natural History’s Web site.
- VIDEO EXTRA: Watch a video on how to create an ENERGY STAR home.
- Visit the ENERGY STAR Kids Web site for facts, games, and more.
- Check out the Department of Energy’s Earth Day Web site.