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Citizen science, poetry, birds, and long johns.

Join us on a special trip up to Bathurst Island to record birdsongs, and learn about how you can use bird observations to create scientific inquiry in your classroom using ebird.org and birds.cornell.edu/birdsleuth. [15:02]

"A learning cycle approach is an effective strategy for bringing explorations of the natural world and scientific questioning into the classroom. A summary of research supports the conclusion that a learning cycle approach can result in greater achievement in science and improved attitudes toward science and science learning." This page describes each stage.

Mammals 101 - hair, milk, three bones in the inner ear

Dr. Ross MacPhee, curator and researcher at the American Museum of Natural History provides content background on polar mammals past and present, explains basic adaptations of Arctic mammals, and discusses current means of studying mammals in the field. [10:43]

Keep up to date on the latest science news from around the world. Kim

Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, Science360 is an up-to-date view of breaking science news from around the world.

An active volcano in Antarctica? No way!

In this podcast, Eric Muller, science educator for the Exploratorium Teacher Institute in San Francisco, California provides a hands-on, "feet-on" way of teaching about volcanoes and the layers of the Earth. Students draw a scale model of the Earth on a ground with a piece of chalk.

Standing on the Greenland Ice Sheet, a team of scientists get a first-hand look at the rapidly changing face of polar icebergs and glaciers. Through recordings from the Exploratorium's Ice Stories project, you'll learn about their adventures and what these changes in ice can teach us about density.