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Canadian Arctic Profiles

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed sections providing further information on the Canadian Arctic's exploration, climate, maps, migration, and indigenous people, make this resource useful for many topics. Put together with images, this resource is useful for high...
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NOAA

Noaa: Arctic Marine Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
This slide show contains pictures of invertebrate arctic animals filmed during a 2005 expedition. Each photograph has a short description of the animal. There are ten animals displayed.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Arctic Hare Origami Figure

For Students 3rd - 8th
Follow these 13 easy steps to create your own origami figure of an Arctic Fox. A finished example is shown. The instructions may be downloaded in PDF format.
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The Franklin Trail: Environment and Wildlife (Of Arctic)

For Students 9th - 10th
The Franklin Trail is the web site for a group of archaeologists and adventurers who made numerous trips to the Arctic to investigate what happened to the Franklin Expedition. This page of the site describes the Arctic environment and...
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Arctic Fox

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about the Arctic Fox. Besides finding a physical description of Canada's smallest fox, you'll also learn about some of its unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Mammal Fact Sheet on the Arctic Fox is...
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Schools of California Online Resources for Education

Score: Arctic Animals of Alaska (Learning Activities)

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Lesson plans, pictures, activities, and links make this site valuable for the teacher. Many activities can be used for individualizing instruction.
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Tundra Animals

For Students 2nd - 8th
Explore this comprehensive resource on the birds and mammals of the tundra. This resource features information such as diet, class, order, size, habitat, conservation range and the like.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Arctic Studies Center Mammals Seals

For Students 9th - 10th
This Smithsonian website has a brief, but thorough, article on the Seal that also includes pictures.
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Polar Continental Shelf Project for Kids!

For Students 3rd - 8th
Visit this resource to learn about the geography, wild life, plants and people of Polar Continental Shelf in Canada's Arctic. Students can take a quiz to see how much they have learned.
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The Wild Classroom

The Wild Classroom: Biomes of the World: Arctic Tundra Biome

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn all about the Arctic Tundra Biome. This site discusses where it is found, temperatures, precipitation, soil, plants and animals. It also has a few videos to view.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Wildlife Portfolio

For Students 9th - 10th
The Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center offers a portfolio of arctic animals. A page dedicated to each animal provides a physical description, personal observations of the animal in the wild, and several pictures.
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Scholastic

Scholastic Instructor: Life in the Arctic Tundra

For Teachers 1st - 7th
Can you imagine what life is like in the Arctic Tundra? You can find out when you depart on your adventure to this frozen paradise. This resource provides several activities, lessons, experiments, and more.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Arctic Fox (Alopex Lagopus)

For Students 9th - 10th
View images and read statistics and facts about the Arctic Fox, including where they live, their appearance, diet, behavior, breeding habits, and how they disguise themselves from predators.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Arctic Hare (Lepus Arcticus)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the Arctic Hare, including their habitat, appearance, behaviour, and much more. Images of this species and statistics can also be found here.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Arctic Wolf (Canus Lupus Arcticus)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the Arctic Wolf, including their habitat, appearance, behavior, breeding, and more. Images of this species and statistics can also be found here.
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Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Canadian Geographic: Animal Facts: Arctic Hare

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn fast facts, the physiology, habitats, behaviors and range of the arctic hare.
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Read Works

Read Works: Arctic Life

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about animals that live in the Arctic. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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National Wildlife Federation

National Wildlife Federation: Wild Places: Arctic

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the ecological state of arctic environments, plant, and animals.
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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Kids: Arctic Fox

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Colorful resource for learning fun facts about arctic foxes with photographs as well as information regarding their physical characteristics and unique features.
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Natural Resources Defense Council: Oil and the Arctic Wildlife Refuge

For Students 9th - 10th
The continuing debate between oil drilling and wilderness preservation rages on. Questions concerning the impact to the land and animals are discussed in this site.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Tundra Biome: Info About Its Plants and Animals

For Students 4th - 8th
Describes the features and characteristics of the tundra biome, the different types, where they are found, their climate and seasonal changes, and their plants and animals.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Norway Vikings: How Are Animals Adapted to Their Environment?

For Students 5th - 7th
Learn about the patterns of adaptation in animals in response to changes to their environment. These can be in relation to things such as diet, survival against predators, or a change of habitat.
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Arctic Fox

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn more about the arctic fox through this clear and concise site. This resource features photos, characteristics, behavior information and more about this fascinating mammal.
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Tundra

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Can you name the two types of tundra? Find the answer to this question and many more when you explore this educational resource. The content of this site includes a look at this biome's characteristics, plant life, animal life and more....

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