Polar Patterns: Day, Night, and Seasons, the third issue of the Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears cyberzine, provides content knowledge, lesson plans, and resources about day and night, seasons, and the aurora. Through hands-on investigations of these phenomena and content area reading, students practice identifying cause and effect relationships. The third issue includes compelling images from both the Arctic and Antarctica as well as engaging stories and high-quality content. Some of the issue's highlights are: ...

"Learning From the Polar Past," the second issue of the Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears online magazine, provides content knowledge, lesson plans, and resources about fossils, polar dinosaurs, geologic time, paleontology, and archaeology. Students learn to examine evidence and make inferences in science activities. Through reading and writing, students practice making inferences, use context clues to define vocabulary, and construct evidence-based claims. The second issue includes compelling images from both the Arctic and Antarctica as well as engaging stories and high-quality content. Some of the issue's highlights are: ...