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"Bearly Over the Mountain"
Provided by: King's Centre for Visualization in Science |Published on: May 20, 2021
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Synopsis
- In this illustrated book, students will learn about the benefits and drawbacks of different energy sources and the need for multiple solutions and collaboration to fight climate change.
- The book is available as a read-aloud video and a digital text.
Subjects: Science, English Language Arts
Authors: King's Centre for Visualization in Science, Bill Gunter, Cheryl, Miriam, and Peter Mahaffy, Kalley Lasola
Region: Europe
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- The story will help young children understand several important ideas about fighting climate change.
- The story is available in multiple formats.
Additional Prerequisites
- Teachers may want to provide students with basic information about solar, wind, nuclear, and coal energy before using this resource.
- Teachers could show students where Venice and Paris are on a map or globe.
Differentiation ideas
- Students can listen to the story as they read along if they are struggling with independent reading.
- After the story, teachers could ask students the following questions to help them make the connection to climate change:
- What was the main problem in the story?
- How did the children solve the problem?
- Do you think that we could use the children's solution to solve other energy problems?
- Classes could make a chart to show the pros and cons of using each of the four trains.
- Other resources on this topic include this video on understanding climate change and this ClimateScience digital picture book on sea level rise.
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About the Partner Provider
King's Centre for Visualization in Science
The King's Centre for Visualization in Science is a research center committed to improving the global public understanding of science through research and the creation and dissemination of peer-reviewed interactive electronic learning tools to see and understand science.
All resources can be used for your educational purposes with proper attribution to the content provider.
