May 2011 Bonus Materials
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.
LIFE SCIENCE: “Can Eating Bugs Save the Planet?”
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- PREREADING VIDEO: Start your lesson by introducing background information on insects with this narrated video.
- DOWNLOADABLE ARTICLE: Read or review SuperScience’s article about the practice of eating insects with this whiteboard-ready version.
- SELF-SCORING, INTERACTIVE QUIZ can assess students’ comprehension of “Can Eating Bugs Save the Planet?”
PHYSICAL SCIENCE: “Electric Effects.”
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- HANDS-ON POWERPOINT: Preview each step of the hands-on procedure for “Master of Light” with this downloadable PowerPoint
EARTH SCIENCE: “Released from the Rock.”
- BONUS REPRODUCIBLE: Students use a chart to compare the geologic eras when dinosaurs lived.
TEACHER’S EDITION
Download this issue’s Teacher’s Edition here. (Answers have been removed.)
Download this issue’s Teacher’s Edition here. (Answers have been removed.)
WEB EXTRAS FOR MAY 2011:
- Map Skill: Famous Fossil Finds
- Graphing Skill: A Buggy Diet
- Reading Comprehension: High-Tech Travel
- Chart Skill: When They Walked
WEB CONNECTIONS FOR THIS ISSUE:
- Earth Science Feature: "Released from the Rock"
- Find out more about the American Museum of Natural History’s upcoming dinosaur exhibit:
http://www.amnh.org - Check out the University of California Museum of Paleontology’s online exhibits at:
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits
- Find out more about the American Museum of Natural History’s upcoming dinosaur exhibit:
- Science Mystery: The Case of the Plaster Disaster
- Make your own fossil casts at:
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=1636
- Make your own fossil casts at:
- Physical Science Feature: Electric Effects
- Learn more about lasers from NASA:
http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/laser/index.shtml - Do you like tinkering with technology? Learn more about what it takes to become an engineer:
http://www.discoverengineering.org
- Learn more about lasers from NASA:
- Life Science Feature: Can Eating Bugs Save the Planet
- For insect games and other creepy-crawly goodies, visit:
http://www.fossweb.com/modulesK-2/Insects/index.html - For the latest on insect-related news, explore:
http://www.livescience.com/topics/insect/
