Elementary
January 22, 2014 - January 28, 2014

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Goldilocks and the Three Bears: The Mystery
Grades: Pre-K 1

By using this Super WHY! episode, students learn strategies for convincing someone using the story of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears: The Mystery". Students will explore the alphabet, practice the magic of spelling, and use the power to read to change the story. Students follow along with the mystery in Storybrook Village - the case of the broken guitar strings! Jack thinks Whyatt is the culprit, but Whyatt knows he's innocent! The Super Readers fly into the tale of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears: The Mystery" and meet up with Goldilocks, who is just as determined to prove that she didn't make the mess in the Three Bears' house! What will it take for Goldilocks, and Whyatt, to convince everyone they're telling the truth?

Round and Round
Grade Range: PreK

In this interactive activity from PEEP and the Big Wide World, students help Peep figure out how things grow and change as the cycles of different animals and plants are explored.

Storybook Creator
Grade Range: K-5

Encourage students to play this Super WHY! game, Storybook Creator, to practice reading and writing and discover that they have the power to change the story! Students first pick a story that they would like to work with and then have the opportunity to change the story as they go along to make it their own!

What Sounds Like What: Blues
Grade Range: PreK-3

Learn to identify different Blues instruments by their sounds! "Chuck Vanderchuck's 'Something Something' Explosion" is designed to help children ages 6 to 9 understand music and music composition by teaching basic musical concepts and performance skills through the study of popular song styles from around the world.

Climate Connections: Survival Stories
Grade Range: 4-12

Environmentalist Juan Hoffmaister spent a year visiting villages likely to bear the brunt of climate change.

The Great Salt Lake: Reconstruction of Railroad Causeway
Grade Range: 4-13+

In 1956, the Southern Pacific Railroad built an earthen causeway to replace the Lucin Cutoff. Construction of the causeway required one of the largest earth-moving projects in history. Learn how a design flaw led to water circulation issues that left the northern arm of the lake 20-25 percent saltier than the southern arm. This video is extracted from the 22-part video series The Geography Of Utah, conceived and written by Albert L. Fisher, PhD (University of Utah). The series encompasses the political, cultural, historical and sociological geography of the state of Utah. It describes the activities, the land and the people. Much of the video material was videotaped on location throughout the state of Utah, giving the student and interested viewer valuable field trip experiences.

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