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Direct linkJohnson, Cheryl; Gutierrez, Melida – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2009
The authors introduced polar science in a fourth-grade classroom by means of 3 hands-on activities that addressed (1) the melting of glaciers and ice, (2) the differences between the North and the South Pole, and (3) the geography and landforms of Antarctica. An assessment 4 months after the original activity showed that students remembered the…
Descriptors: Geography, Meteorology, Grade 4, Science Instruction
Stolarski, Richard S. – Scientific American, 1988
Discusses the Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment (1987) and the findings of the British Antarctic Survey (1985). Proposes two theories for the appearance of the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica which appears each spring; air pollution and natural atmospheric shifts. Illustrates the mechanics of both. Supports worldwide chlorofluorocarbon…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Chemistry, Climate, Earth Science
