"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.

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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

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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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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.

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"Bearly Over the Mountain"

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