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BBC

Bbc Science & Nature: Chinstrap Penguin

For Students 9th - 10th
If you are looking for more information on the Chinstrap Penguin, then use this detailed fact sheet and these interesting photos.
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Other

Satellite Images Bridge Understanding Gap Between Climate Change and Individuals

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses how Google Earth has brought the reality of climate change to the average person so that they can see it for themselves. The north and south poles are indicators of what is happening with climate change and an...
Article
Other

Cresli Seal Research Program

For Students 9th - 10th
CRESLI Seal research studies the habits of seal life on Long Island Sound and works to protect the seals.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Who Lives at the Poles?

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this activity, young scholars will be able to gather information from provided resources to answer a question. Included is a video of the introduction of this activity, pictures of students' completed work, and examples of books on...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Monarch Migration

For Students 9th - 10th
This video from Nature features the start of the monarch butterfly's northward trek. [3:02]
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Learning From the People Collection

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The ECHO Collection provides rich, multi-disciplinary educational resources in science, literacy and language arts, fine art, and social studies. The combined skills, experience, and collections of our six institutions provide...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Tern Turn

For Students 9th - 10th
Math activity challenges you to figure out how fast an Arctic tern can fly around the world. How long would it take to fly from the Arctic to the Antarctic and back?
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A to Z Teacher Stuff

A to Z Teacher Stuff: Polar Bears

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
This learning activity from A to Z Teacher Stuff explores what keeps polar bears warm in the Arctic. The activity allows pupils to experience what a layer of "blubber" protection is like.
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McGill University

Mc Gill University: Canadian Biodiversity: Ecozones: Taiga Shield

For Students 3rd - 8th
This ecozone stretches eastward from the Taiga Plains to just south of the Southern Arctic. This brief, concise description includes a collection of images of the animals and birds native to the location. Many of the images include...
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Curated OER

Cbc.ca: The Search for the Northwest Passage :Frobisher's Second Voyage

For Students 3rd - 8th
Forbisher's second expedition set out to find gold rather than a route to China. Why the change in goals? He claimed the Arctic territory for England and returned with ships loaded with ore. Had he given up the dream of the Passage?
Article
University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 932: Martin Frobisher

For Students 9th - 10th
An audio commentary and transcript discussing the life of British explorer, Martin Frobisher. Focuses on Frobisher's search for gold and how this search led him to the discovery of the Northwest Passage through the Arctic.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Life in Extreme Environments: Who Is on Top in the Food Chain?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students will design experiments to gain some understanding of the feeding rates of Rotifers and/or Tardigrades. They will use organisms collected locally or provided by the teacher to explore differences between their...
Article
Oswego City School District

Regents Prep: Ecosystems/communities

For Students 9th - 10th
Abiotic factors vary in the environment and determining the types and numbers of organisms that exist in that environment. Factors which determine the types and numbers of organisms of a species in an ecosystem are called limiting...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How an Igloo Keeps You Warm

For Students 9th - 10th
If you ever find yourself stranded in the snowy Arctic, you're gonna need to know how to build an igloo. But how can building a house made of ice keep you warm? It's Okay To Be Smart explains. [5:16]
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Other

Explore North: All About Polar Bears

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides an overview of polar bears in the arctic. The content includes a look at polar bear habitat, population, diet, and more. Several photographs of polar bears are also included.
Website
Other

Inuit Life in Nunavik

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This Inuit project was created by students at a school in northern Quebec as a whole school project. It covers the topics of Inuit winter wear, traditional tools, community businesses, a day in the life of a child, school life, teenage...
Article
Defenders of Wildlife

Defenders of Wildlife: Polar Bear

For Students 3rd - 8th
Has a fact sheet on the polar bear and video footage of a polar bear in the Arctic.
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Wonderville Media

Wonderville: Sharks

For Students 2nd - 7th
There are over 400 different species of sharks that live in the earth's oceans. Most sharks live in mild or warm parts of oceans. However, there are a few that live in cold waters, like the Greenland shark, which lives in the Arctic, and...
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Wonderville Media

Wonderville: Oceanographers

For Students 3rd - 7th
The planet Earth has more ocean than land, so oceanographers have a lot to work with! Whether they study marine biology, tides, engineering, or water quality, there is always more to learn about the ocean and the life within it. While...
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BBC

Bbc Schools: Ks2 Bitesize: Science: Materials: Changing States

For Students 3rd - 5th
Investigate the changing states of water as you help Steve stay alive while in the Arctic. Includes background information about changing states of matter and about the water cycle, as well as a quiz.
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Princeton University

Princeton University Library: Exhibition: Of Maps and Men: Samuel Hearne

For Students 9th - 10th
Entry about eighteenth-century explorer Samuel Hearne, from a larger exhibition about the search for a passage to the Orient through Canada. Hearne is credited with surveying the Coppermine River and with being the first European to view...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Traditional Economies and the Inuit

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Inuit people of northern Canada provide an example of a traditional economy. For thousands of years, Inuit parents have taught their children the survival skills needed to survive in the Arctic Circle's severe climate. Students will...
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PBS

Pbs: Modeling Fraction Multiplication Using Arrays

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This video illustrates a word problem involving the multiplication of fractions using an array to model the solution visually. The problem involves puffins, arctic birds that live in colonies and fish to feed their young.
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Other

Athro Limited: Tundra

For Students 9th - 10th
Graphics and descriptions of the permafrost, low area vegetation, high area vegetation, and landforms.

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