Below is information about an interdisciplinary unit on polar bears and climate change with opportunities to join three webcasts live from the Arctic tundra the first week of November. This is a great springboard for collaborative projects revolving around endangered species, climate change, ecology, etc. Check out the Apple Learning Interchange exhibit, the blog, and the Ning, and join us on the webcasts!
"Rolling on the Tundra" is an interdisciplinary study of polar bears and climate change that is featured on the Apple Learning Interchange (ALI). This exhibit was created in partnership with Apple, Polar Bears International, and Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots as well as teachers and students from St. George's Independent School in Collierville, TN.
In conjunction with this exhibit, there is also a Ning and a blog (as well as an ALI group). Through those, teachers and students can post comments, plan collaborative activities, and connect globally with schools around the world who are interested in these topics. Please know that the ALI exhibit and the connected resources are a dynamic work in progress. We are adding media and content constantly. Soon there will be photos and videos and other resources teachers can use with their students. And the blog will be very busy during the week of the videoconferences with lots of postings. Feel free to enter comments and questions for scientists on the blog (and your students may do the same)!
There are three webcasts being held live from the tundra the first week of November. During those activities, scientists working with polar bears will be sharing information live from the Hudson Bay area!
I hope you will find these resources of value in your classrooms. Please join us in this "Polar Bear Adventure!"
"Rolling on the Tundra: A Polar Bear Adventure" - http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/story.php?itemID=16609
The Blog - http://polarbearadventure.edublogs.org/
The ALI Group - http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/group.php?id=17042
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I know that this was a year ago, so you may not be interested at all, but our Second Graders have found that there are very few resources on Endangered Animals that are at their level, so they decided to create one. The Wiki "How Can You Help Our Animal Friends" was created as a website where students could pool the things that they are learning about animals. We hope it can become a resource for others. We hope you will think of contributing!
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http://secondanimals.pbworks.com/
Janice Friesen and Mo Greulich
Barton Creek Elementary School
Austin, TX
jfriesen@eanesisd.net