This presentation was given at the NSTA regional conference in Cincinnati, OH in December 2008.

1. Energy Sources of the Polar Regions Jessica Fries-Gaither Elementary Resource Specialist and Project Director Ohio State University [email_address]

2. Integrating polar science and literacy in K-5 classrooms This work is supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0733024. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Nick Russill

7. Today’s presentation features material related to the October 2008 issue: Energy and the Polar Environment http://beyondpenguins.nsdl.org/

8. The Polar Regions and Natural Resources More information in: “Natural Resources at the Poles: A Story of Controversy and Debate”

9. Introducing Natural Resources Agatha’s Feather Bed by Carmen Agra Deedy Everything Comes From Something Where Did that Pencil Come From? The Study of Natural Resources Students think about the resources used to manufacture everyday objects. Vocabulary: natural resource “ Everything comes from something, Nothing comes from nothing. Just like paper comes from trees, And glass comes from sand, An answer comes from a question. All you have to do is ask.”

10. Where Does Electricity Come From? My Light by Molly Bang Visualize our use of energy to create electricity Re-read and classify sources of electricity, or use in-depth explorations Vocabulary: renewable and nonrenewable resource

11. Fossil Fuels Fossil Fuel Search Students hunt for “coal” and learn about scarcity of non-renewable resources. Chocolate Chip Cookie Mining Students simulate the process of mining for coal and land reclamation.

12. Connecting natural resources to the polar regions: ANWR Land of Dark, Land of Light: The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge by Karen Pandell

13. Renewables: Solar, Water, Wind Pinwheels Spin the Saltine Solar Cooker s’mores Waterwheel Work

14. Renewable or Nonrenewable? Classifying Natural Resources

15. Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears cyberzine Issue 7, October 2008 http://beyondpenguins.nsdl.org/ Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears blog Post: Energy Sources and the Polar Regions http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/polar/ Interested in Learning More?