Lessons from the Tundra. Education resources specific to the webcasts and video conferences are available on the Apple Learning Interchange here.
Besides the broadcasts, Apple Learning Interchange hosts a comprehensive set of lesson plans in two related learning modules:
- Rolling on the Tundra is an interdisciplinary unit of study that focuses on polar bear information and facts. It includes resources and lesson ideas that integrate technology.
- Polar Bears and Climate Change is an integrated unit that focuses on the effects of climate change on polar bears and their habitat as well as the topic of climate change, in general.
These interdisciplinary lesson plans integrate technology and 21st century learning skills to focus on authentic learning experiences surrounding real-world problems. They include pre- and post-broadcast activities, plus follow-up grading rubrics, and assessment activities.
At the end of each unit, students are encouraged to develop a solution and take action to solve the problem they have chosen to address.
Elementary educators can easily adapt the content.
Julene Reed, an Apple Distinguished Educator and PBI Education Advisory Council member, developed the plans. She also serves on the Advisory Council of Dr. Jane Goodall's Root & Shoots and is director of academic technology at St. George’s Independent School in Collierville, Tennessee.
Bill McClain, an environmental science teacher at St. George’s, helped create the lessons plans.
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