Additional Resources

Non-fiction Books About Habitats: Polar Regions, by Cathryn Sill (Peachtree Publishers, 2015) Extreme Weather [Discovery Kids Series] (Parragon Books, 2013) Eyewitness Explorer: Nature Ranger [Eyewitness Explorer Series] (DK Kids, 2015) Make a Splash!: A Kid’s Guide to Protecting Our Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, & Wetland, by Catherine Berger Kaye (Free Spirit Publishing, 2012) National Geographic Kids: Polar Bears by Laura Marsh (National Geographic, 2013) Polar Bears, by Mark Newman (Henry Holt and Co., 2010) Raindrops Roll, by April Pulley Sayre (Beach Lane Books, 2015) Why Does It Happen: Tornadoes, Hurricanes and Typhoons [Children’s Weather Books] (Baby Professor, 2015)

Picture Books Oil Spill! by Melvin Berger (HarperCollins, 1994) The Lorax by Dr. Seuss (Random House Books for Young Readers, 1971) Where Do Polar Bears Live? Sarah L. Thomson (HarperCollins, 2009) Why Are the Ice Caps Melting?: The Dangers of Global Warming by Anne Rockwell (HarperCollins, 2006) Why Should I Save Water? by Jen Green (Barron’s Educational Series, 2005)

Websites American Museum of Natural History Ology: Water for Students http://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/water BBC Science Clips: Solids and Liquids http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/solid_liquids.shtml EekOWorld: Air and Water http://pbskids.org/eekoworld/index.html?load=air_water Hippothesis: Evaporation http://www.knowledgekids.ca/videos/hippothesis/evaporation-s0-e8 Hippothesis: Fog www.knowledgekids.ca/videos/hippothesis/fog-s0-e3 Hippothesis: Why Do Icicles Melt http://www.knowledgekids.ca/videos/hippothesis/icicles-s0-e15 Kids Geo: Condensation www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0107-condensation.php Kids Geo: Evaporation www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0102-evaporation.php Tree House Weather Kids: How Do We Measure the Wind http://extension.illinois.edu/treehouse/airpressure.cfm?Slide=8 86 TVO Kids: The Green Squad: Water for Everyone http://www.tvokids.com/shows/greensquad TVO Kids: Finding Stuff Out: Water http://www.tvokids.com/shows/findingstuffout TVO Kids: Project Ice www.tvokids.com/videos/projectice

Websites for Teachers AAAS SciLinks: Water3—Melting and Freezing http://sciencenetlinks.com/lessons/water-3-melting-and-freezing/ Canadian Geographic: How to reduce water pollution by conserving water at home www.canadiangeographic.ca/magazine/so03/indepth/knowledgetoolbox.asp Earth Rangers www.earthrangers.org/bring-back-the-wild-curriculum-resources/ EeekWorld http://pbskids.org/eekoworld//parentsteachers/lessons.html eSchool Today: Water http://eschooltoday.com/science/needs-of-living-organisms/living-things- need-water-to-survive.html How Stuff Works: How Food Preservation Works http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/edible-innovations/food- preservation.htm How Stuff Works: Science Projects for Kids—Air Pressure http://lifestyle.howstuffworks.com/crafts/other-arts-crafts/science-projects- for-kids-air-pressure.htm National Centre for Home Food Preservation http://nchfp.uga.edu/publications/nchfp/factsheets/food_pres_hist.html National Geographic: Condensation http://education.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/condensation/ National Geographic: Evaporation http://education.nationalgeographic.org/media/learning-about-evaporation/ National Geographic: Frost http://education.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/frost/ NL Turn Back the Tide: At Home www.turnbackthetide.ca/at-home/water/water.shtml#.VrIQMvkrLIU PBS Kids Plum Landing: Evaporation http://pbskids.org/plumlanding/educators/activities/evaporation_station_ed.html Weather Watchers https://sites.google.com/site/weatherwatchers65/home/ Weather Wiz Kids www.weatherwizkids.com/

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