Science & Literacy: Lessons Arctic Tern Migration Simulation (Grades 3-5) http://www.ellenjmchenry.com/ sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/arctictern.pdf Students create a model arctic tern using patterns and heavy card stock. They simulate fishing, nesting, and migration using their models. This lesson meets the following content standard of the National Science Education Standards: Life Science. To integrate literacy skills into these lessons, try the following: Completing the Circle: The Craft of Circular Plot Structure (Grades K-2) http://readwritethink.org/lessons/ lesson_view.asp?id=827 After exploring the organizing structure and writer's craft of picture books, students identify, explore and apply the elements of circle plot structures to their own stories. This lesson meets the following NCTE/IRA Standards: 1, 2, 3, 8, 11, 12. Unwinding A Circular Plot: Prediction Strategies in Reading and Writing (Grades 3-5) http://readwritethink.org/lessons/ lesson_view.asp?id=292 Students explore circular plot structure with a graphic organizer and write their own stories. Why not one about an arctic tern's migration? This lesson meets the following NCTE/IRA Standards: 1, 2, 3, 8, 11, 12.
PENGUIN LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES Cape Royds Nest Check (Grades K-5) http://www.penguinscience.com/education/ royds_nestcheck.php Your students follow six Adelie penguin families via data and pictures, updated daily. Students can create field books and record observations, weather conditions, and nest status. The data can also be used for the Nesting Time and Population Counts activities. The education page of the Penguin Science web site also includes several other activities and information about Antarctica. This lesson meets the following content standards of the National Science Education Standards: Science as Inquiry and Life Science. To integrate literacy into this activity, try the following: Writing in Science Field Journals (Grades K-2; modify for 3-5) http://readwritethink.org/lessons/ lesson_view.asp?id=846 Students create field journals to record data, drawings, and reflections. While the lesson describes a gardening project, teachers can easily modify the lesson to focus on penguins in conjunction with the Cape Royds Nest Check. This lesson meets the following NCTE/IRA Standards: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12. Webcams in the Classroom: Animal Inquiry and Observation (Grades 3-5; modify for K-2) http://readwritethink.org/lessons/ lesson_view.asp?id=234 While the Cape Royds Nest Check is not a webcam, teachers can use this lesson to help students make observations from the data and photos. Teachers can also use the penguin webcam available at: http:// www.martingrund.de/pinguine/ 25