Everyone is so excited to learn about Antarctica! Here are some links that can help you with your research.
Ice Core Science: This is a link to Mara Inoue's blog. She describes life in Antarctica, Christmas on the ice, and cutting and learning from ice cores.
Captain Robert Scott: This is a biography of Robert Scott.
Ernest Shackleton: A short biography of Shackleton.
Icefish: The Southern Ocean is home to some animals with white blood! These creatures, called icefish, have special adaptations for life in a cold environment. (Challenging read)
Easier text on icefish: This is from ARKive.org and includes basic information about the icefish.
"Just the Facts": This article includes glacier and iceberg facts. Be careful--some of the information refers to areas around Canada.
Iceberg Image of the Day: This image shows an iceberg cracking off of a glacier. When did this happen? Can you figure it out?
Jobs in Antarctica
This site has information about what kinds of jobs people can have in Antarctica.
More about jobs in Antarctica
History of Palmer Station: This site shows a timeline of Palmer Station's history.
Palmer Station: This site includes a number of links related to Palmer Station.
McMurdo Station Virtual Tour: Tour the largest research station in Antarctica!
Your Stay at McMurdo Station: This is a booklet intended for people who will be staying at McMurdo!
Other Research Links: This link takes you to a previous blog post with other links.
YouTube Playlist: This is the playlist that I have created with videos that we have seen in class. Can you figure out how to use the text features to get to the video that you want to see?
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Thursday, February 27, 2014
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Multiple Meaning Words
"The student brought a bat to school."
What do you picture when you read this sentence? Do you imagine a students with a baseball bat? Or do you imagine the flying mammal? Bat is a multiple meaning word. The reader needs to use the context to figure out how bat is being used in the sentence.
"On the day of the softball game, the student brought a bat to school."
Now what kind of bat do you imagine? In this sentence, the context shows you which kind of bat the student probably has. A living bat wouldn't be much use at a softball game, so the bat is probably a baseball bat. As readers, we still need a little more information to figure out which meaning is used. Maybe the next sentence will help:
"On the day of the softball game, the student brought a bat to school. She hoped that her lucky wooden bat would help her to hit a home run."
Multiple meaning words can be tricky for readers. Some meanings of words, like the two kinds of bats, aren't connected. But others have a distant connection. Think about the palm of your hand. The word palm as in a palm tree is related. Why do you think someone may have used the word palm to describe the tree? Even though the palm of your hand is a different meaning from a palm tree, both meanings share a common origin.
Some multiple meaning words can be used in different ways. Think about a snack. This word can be used as a noun--think about a snack that you eat! But it can also be used as a verb, as in the sentence, "Bob liked to snack on sunflower seeds." These meanings are also closely related.
To learn more about multiple meaning words, check out this slideshow.
What do you picture when you read this sentence? Do you imagine a students with a baseball bat? Or do you imagine the flying mammal? Bat is a multiple meaning word. The reader needs to use the context to figure out how bat is being used in the sentence.
"On the day of the softball game, the student brought a bat to school."
Now what kind of bat do you imagine? In this sentence, the context shows you which kind of bat the student probably has. A living bat wouldn't be much use at a softball game, so the bat is probably a baseball bat. As readers, we still need a little more information to figure out which meaning is used. Maybe the next sentence will help:
"On the day of the softball game, the student brought a bat to school. She hoped that her lucky wooden bat would help her to hit a home run."
Some multiple meaning words can be used in different ways. Think about a snack. This word can be used as a noun--think about a snack that you eat! But it can also be used as a verb, as in the sentence, "Bob liked to snack on sunflower seeds." These meanings are also closely related.
To learn more about multiple meaning words, check out this slideshow.
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