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- 2nd
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Students read Little Penguin's Tale, by Audrey Wood, then read trade books and other informational texts about the Arctic and Antarctica and take notes as they read. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students use general knowledge to make educated guesses about the habitat and survival strategies of animals from Australia, Antarctica and Africa. They research to confirm and check ideas and group animals in a variety of ways. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students describe structures and attributes of living things, processes of life and interaction of living things with each other and the environment. They research penguins. Students complete a Venn Diagram on penguins and other similar types of birds in other environments. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students explore all the aspects of penguins. They access that penguins are birds but they don't fly. Students analyze where penguins are found and the life cycle of penguins. They also inquire about the physical characteristics and adaptations of penguins. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students create "juice bottle penguins" using paper mache, water-based paints, water, and recycled juice bottles. This lesson is intended for early-elementary students and is great as a post-activity for a lesson or unit on Penguins or Antarctica. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students weigh various battings and feathers. They make sure to have the same weight of each type of insulations. Students wrap one bottle of warm water in each of the two insulations. They measure the temperature of each bottle, recording the temperature on a spread sheet. Students create a graph of their information to determine the best insulation for coats in Antartica. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students role play and discuss in groups to achieve a consenus and evaluate a problem and suggest solutions. In the activity, students have to decide what one would take with them and what would be left behind because there ship is sinking. Once a consenus is made with group members answers are written down. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students apply the three different types of journal writing by composing one of each type on the subject of Shackleton's expedition to Antarctica. They also write a dialectical journal summarizing the facts of the expedition and analyzing the ways in which the film presents the expedition. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students compare and contrast local environments with the extreme environment of the Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Students explore and gain knowledge of the adaptations organisms use to survive extreme conditions and the diverse conditions under which life can exist. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students use the internet to conduct research on the continent of Antarctica. As a class, they review the continent's climate and the reasons behind the cold temperatures. After reading an article, they draw a picture of what they believe the first explorers to Antarctica looked like. Full Review »
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