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February 2017
Your monthly go-to on how to make the most of Scholastic GO!
Spotlight of the Month | “Phil” Up on Facts!
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Animal Migration
Climate
Climate Change Governance
Global Warming
Greenhouse Effect
Groundhog Day
Hibernation
Weather Forecasting
Lesson Plans
Animal Migration
Secrets of Snowflakes
This Groundhog Day, while we await an early spring or an additional six weeks of winter, the famous legend of Punxsutawney Phil can be “philled” with many teaching moments. Scholastic GO! offers a blizzard of fascinating facts on related topics such as animal migration, hibernation, climate, weather, and more. Did you know only one bird is known to hibernate, the common poorwill? Or that graupel is an obscure type of precipitation formed when super cooled water droplets freeze on falling snowflakes? Warm up to winter as a cool opportunity for learning.
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Research Starter:
 Animal Migration
 Weather Extremes
GO! Pro's Tip
Our Pro/Con Debates explore differing points of view about current issues such as climate change.
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Climate change lessons can involve areas of knowledge from science to politics. This video covers the basics.
This Month in History | February
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1763: The Skating Club of Edinburgh, Scotland, held what is believed to be one of the first speed-skating competitions, a 15-mile race on The Fens in England.
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1964: The legendary pop group The Beatles arrived in New York City for their first American tour; within two months the top five songs on U.S. charts were Beatles tunes.
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1943: A Mexican farm couple, Dominic and Paula Pulido, watched a volcano appear out of a crack in their cornfield in the state of Michoacán. The volcano's cone rose as high as a two-story house overnight, and it kept growing. It buried nearby towns (including Paricutín, whose name it took) and eventually became a small mountain before quieting down in 1952.
See more in Today in History.
Event Planner
February 1–28
American Heart Month
IDEA: This month, the American Heart Association (AHA) will focus on women with “Go Red for Women,” an educational movement about women and cardiovascular disease. Invite members of the local AHA chapter to discuss how students and their female relatives can lower their risk of heart disease and stroke.
February 1–28
National Black History Month
Build displays in the main hall of your school or library that highlight the 2017 theme: The Crisis in Black Education.
February 11
Thomas Edison Birthday Commemoration
IDEA: Have students compose a list of Edison's inventions and take stock of the number of contemporary devices he influenced. Ask students to write essays about how modern society would function without Edison's inventions.
February 14
Valentine's Day
IDEA: Ask students to explore the influence of Roman tradition on contemporary Valentine's Day celebrations.
GO! Training
Learn more about getting the most out of Scholastic GO! by registering to attend one of our upcoming free online training sessions:
3/16/17 @ 5:00–6:00 pm EST
5/16/17 @ 12:00–1:00 pm EST
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