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 3 (November 13, 2008), Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears: Energy and the Polar Environment, 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 heat, reflection, albedo, light, and temperature with a focus on common student misconceptions around these ideas.

• Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears, Issue 7, October 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: Thursday, November 13, 2008
Time: 6:30-8:00 p.m. Eastern
Title: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears: Energy and the Polar Environment
Presenters: Jessica Fries-Gaither and Dr. Carol Landis