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Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure
Students research the exploration of Antarctica by the explorer Sir Ernest Shackelton. In this Antarctic exploration lesson, students watch a movie about Sir Ernest Shackelton and his ship the Endurance. Students study a map of...
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Break an Egg
Students research antarctic wildlife and create a diorama and fact sheet to present their research to the class. They create an Antarctic explorer's journal.
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Mr. Popper's Penguins: Novel Study
Antarctica is actually a desert. Using the novel study that explores Mr. Popper's Penguins, pupils find four of their own interesting facts about the amazing continent. They also practice putting words in alphabetical order and answer...
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Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure
Learners examine the physical changes of freezing water. They locate the continent of Antarctica. They finally describe the characteristics of someone who volunteers.
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Reading Comprehension: Antarctica
In this comprehension worksheet, students read a short passage about Antarctica, then complete 3 short answer questions. Worksheet contains link to additional activities.
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Blubber Gloves
The ways that animals adapt to their environments is quite remarkable. In this life science lesson, fifth graders take a look at some of the ways that aquatic animals that live in Arctic or Antarctic waters survive. They perform an...
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Winter is All Around Us
Students present what they have learned on Antartica. Students identify deciduous and evergreen trees and plants; identify and study about the habitats of animals that migrate, hibernate, and adapt; study the Aurora and Aurora Borealis...
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Penguins
Penguins are the topic of an informational text that scholars read or listen to, then answer 10 multiple-choice questions.
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A Voyage of Endurance
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...
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Extension Activities Mr. Popper's Penguins
Students read Mr. Popper's Penguins. In this Mr. Popper's Penguins lesson, students record descriptive clues from the book. Students research Adelie penguins and compare and contrast to their local community. Students prepare a...
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The Southern Ocean
It this reading for comprehension learning exercise, students read an informational article about the Southern Ocean and answer questions about it. Students answer 10 true and false questions.
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Polar Adventure: Read All About It!
Young scholars investigate reports of an adventure to the North Pole or the South Pole and then chronicle it by writing a newspaper article or making a timeline. The focus is placed on a recent or historic expedition to the region selected.
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Paraphrasing
In this paraphrasing worksheet students are tasked to paraphrase five short passages. Students write their paraphrase and can then self check against sample answers.
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I love penguins!
Students listen to stories and view video about penguins. In this penguins lesson, students research penguins in groups and present a report using their choice of technology or artwork presentation.
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Total English Elementary: The Riley's Summer Holiday
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 2 paragraph passage about a family's summer holiday and highlight the use of present continuous verbs as they respond to 9 short answer questions.
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Art-seal Glyph
In this directed drawing seal glyph worksheet, students follow directions to draw a seal. Detailed , multi-step directions are given. Students draw features according to specific preferences.
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Identifying Genre
In this identifying genre worksheet, 9th graders read the titles and descriptions of 15 stories, identify and write the genre and subgenre from the list provided.
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Language Arts: Survival Diaries
Students are able to compose a dialectical journal entry which analyzes information presented in a text. They are able to compose a creative journal entry which develops characters, presents events in logical order, and includes sensory...