A new month brings a new issue of the Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears cyberzine! The online magazine is written for elementary teachers to help develop their content knowledge of the polar regions and use best practices in integrating science and literacy instruction. Our second issue is called “Learning From the Polar Past” and provides content knowledge, lessons, and activities about geologic time, fossils, polar dinosaurs, and Arctic archaeology. Read about a geologist from The Ohio State University who discovered a dinosaur in Antarctica, learn about making inferences, and context clues, and print non-fiction, foldable books for your students to read. Of course, there’s much more to learn and explore! Visit the cyberzine home page and select Learning From the Polar Past – Issue Two, April 2008 to begin exploring.

Each month’s issue will be organized around a theme that reflects common science topics in the elementary curriculum. Coming next in May is an issue that examines the patterns of day and night and seasons within the context of the polar regions. But don’t worry - you’ll still be able to access all content from the previous issues!

As always, we’d appreciate feedback and comments. Post a comment to the blog, or use the contact information found in the magazine to tell us what you think.Enjoy the second issue of Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears, and share the site with your students and colleagues!