This article describes the work of Hubert Staudigel and Cathy Constable, researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography who study Mt. Erebus, Antarctica's most active volcano.

How can we identify the expressive qualities of music through movement? Students demonstrate expressive qualities of music through movement.

This article provides background information related to natural resources of the poles, and renewable and non-renewable energy.

This article examines science education from the what, when, and how perspectives and describes resources that support a reform view of teaching and learning.

In this podcast, learn how to address climate misconceptions and avoid the fear of climate change by using activities that inspire and empower students.

This article describes the importance of teaching students the strategy of note taking and includes a template for use with elementary students.

This article profiles Gerrit Vyn and Martha Fischer, sound recordists with the Macaulay Library, Cornell University, and their expedition to Nunavut, Canada, to record male sanderling vocalizations.

In this podcast, hear the stories of polar researchers and learn about one teacher's trip to Antarctica.

This article discusses a strategy to help elementary students organize information while doing research.

This article features children's literature about erosion, glaciers, earthquakes, and volcanoes for use in the elementary classroom.

This article looks at the growing energy consumption from consumer electronics and the increases it may cause in greenhouse gases and global warming. The article appears in the free, online magazine Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears.

This nonfiction article, written for students in grades 4-5, explores lichens: a partnership between an alga and a fungus. Modified versions are available for students in younger grades.

This informational text introduces students to photosynthesis and lichens-plant-like organisms resulting from a symbiotic relationship between an alga and a fungus. The text is written at a grade two through grade three reading level. This version is a full-color PDF that can be printed, cut and folded to form a book. Each book contains color photographs and illustrations.

This informational text introduces students to photosynthesis and lichens-plant-like organisms resulting from a symbiotic relationship between an alga and a fungus. The text is written at a grade two through grade three reading level. This is a PDF containing the informational text and a glossary.

This informational text introduces students to photosynthesis and lichens-plant-like organisms resulting from a symbiotic relationship between an alga and a fungus. The text is written at a grade four through grade five reading level. This version is a full-color PDF that can be printed, cut and folded to form a book. Each book contains color photographs and illustrations.

This informational text introduces students to photosynthesis and lichens-plant-like organisms resulting from a symbiotic relationship between an alga and a fungus. The text is written at a grade four through grade five reading level. This is a PDF containing the informational text and a glossary.