Description:

The National Science Teachers Association and NSDL present a monthly series of web seminars for the 2008-2009 school year for teacher professional development showcasing NSDL experts and resources.

For seminar 2 (October 29, 2008), Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears: Physical Science From the Poles, NSDL featured our experts Jessica Fries-Gaither, Project Director and Elementary Resource Specialist for the Ohio Resource Center, and Dr. Carol Landis, Education Coordinator at the Byrd Polar Research Center for this seminar that was designed for K-5 educators.

They shared content resources, lesson plans, and children's literature from the Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears cyberzine related to science concepts related to the study of water, ice, solids, liquids and gases, and the formation of glaciers.

• Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears, Issue 5, August 2008
• Seminar reference list for online materials discussed in the seminar and more
• Powerpoint Slides of Presentation and Seminar Archive

Be sure to check out the archive from this year's seminars.

Description2: Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Time: 6:30-8:00 p.m. Eastern
Title: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears: Physical Science From the Poles
Presenters: Jessica Fries-Gaither and Dr. Carol Landis