- Antarctic E-Mail-
"The students will demonstrate prior knowledge of the Antarctic
(geography, population, etc.) They will also speculate on what kinds
of people go to Antarctica and why those people go to live there. The
students will speculate on what life is like in Antarctica. Finally,
the students will develop questions they can ask of researchers living
at the Amundsen-Scott Research Station in Antarctica."
- Antarctica
2 Teacher's Guide- A series of lesson plans from this great site.
- Antarctica
or Bust- "The students take on the role of scientists being
briefed on a future trip to Antarctica. The briefing will inform them
of the land, climate, inhabitants, and rules of visiting this continent."
- Classroom Antarctica
- 8 units and lots of activities.
- Expedition
to the Poles- Students will pretend they have just returned from
a year in the Arctic or Antarctic. They will look at Web sites about
these regions and expeditions to them, and they will create posters
illustrating their experiences.
- Flags
of Antarctica- The student will research and draw a flag of an ancestral
country.
- Ice
Breakers- "Through participating in a number of in-class experiments
using ice, students understand the effects of global warming on icecaps
and the worldwide consequences that may result."
- Icebergs
Ahead!- Students make miniature icebergs, float them in water, expose
them to the sun, and compare them to a floating cork stopper. Students
also estimate the amount of drift ice around Antarctica.
- Icebergs
and Penguins- Emperor penguins are the largest penguin species and
the only penguins that spend the winter on the Antarctic ice.
- Investigating
Our Place in the World- A series of activities.
- Let
the North Star Tell You Where You Are- Students make their own astrolabe,
use it to sight the star Polaris, and determine their latitude.
- Mapping
Antarctica- "The student will use latitude and longitude coordinates
to fill in a map grid."
- Seasons
Scavenger Hunt- The student will observe and record signs of spring.
- S'more
Seasons- The student will use marshmallows to create a model of
the earth that shows the equator, the Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer,
and the Arctic and Antarctic Circles.
- South Georgia
Island: Paradise of Ice- Math and science lessons.
- South
Pole Mars Bars- Students will color a simple bar chart comparing
seasonal temperatures at the south poles of Mars and Earth. It's an
opportunity for exposure to negative numbers and to reinforce the cold
facts about these two planets.
- Stories
That Go with the Territory- "In this lesson, students investigate
various expeditions throughout history to new and/or uncharted territories.
Students then work in groups to develop and 'produce' television news
magazine segments about some of these historic expeditions."
- Teacher Resources-
Complete with vocabulary terms, discussion questions, class projects,
and worksheets.
- The
Antarctic Ecosystem and Krill- This lesson asks students to investigate
the importance of krill to the Antarctic ecosystem by researching the
animals that depend on it and drawing a food web.
- The
Antarctic Food Chain- This lesson introduces students to the animals
of Antarctica and to the Antarctic food chain. Students will draw pictures
of a variety of animals and attach the pictures to a wall collage (be
sure to set aside some space on one of the classroom walls).
- The
Coldest Place at the Bottom of the World- Students use longitude
and latitude coordinates to trace and estimate the miles on Shackleton's
actual and intended polar journeys, describe the altitude changes across
the continent, and compare Antarctica to their own state.
- The
Continent Game- "The students will correctly order the continents
in terms of area, population, and other geographic terms."
- Twinkle,
Twinkle Little Star- Students will shine a beam of starlight (i.e,
a flashlight) through a wet atmosphere (a pan full of turbulent water)
and watch how bright and dim spots form on the Earth's surface (the
bottom of the pan). They will discuss how this might be related to the
twinkling of stars.
- What
Do People Know About the Arctic and Antarctic?- It's common to confuse
characteristics of the Arctic and the Antarctic, and many people have
never learned the differences between these two regions.
- Wired
Antarctica- Students learn about the history of exploration of Antarctica.
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