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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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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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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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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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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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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: 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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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Arctic Hare

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Explore the world of the arctic hare through this clear and concise site. Students will learn more information on the characteristics, range, habitat, food, reproduction and behavior of this furry creature through this resource.
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Center for Educational Technologies

Wheeling Jesuit University: Arctic Tundra Biome

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides text and pictures on the arctic tundra, its animals, plants, and their adaptations.
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BBC

Bbc Science & Nature: Reindeer

For Students 9th - 10th
The BBC provides this photo-illustrated fact sheet about the Reindeer. Once found throughout the northern latitudes, these animals are now only found in herds in Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia and Russia.
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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Polar Bears

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to a roar (with RealPlayer) and learn about the lives of polar bears. [0:52]
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National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Animals: Polar Bears

For Students 3rd - 8th
National Geographic offers this great site to help you explore a polar bear's world. Facts, video, audio, map and a postcard to send to your friends. Requires RealPlayer for audio and video features.
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National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Animals: Emperor Penguin

For Students 3rd - 8th
This multi-media site includes video and audio clips about the Emperor Penguin. A great site for research projects, fun facts, maps and more.
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Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Animals: Polar Bears Rock!

For Students K - 1st Standards
Read some facts about polar bears. Includes audio narration in 8 additional languages with text in English.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Arctic Studies Center: Arctic Fox

For Students 9th - 10th
This site takes a brief look at the Arctic Fox, focusing on this animal's adaptations to the harsh climate of its environment.
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BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Arctic Fox

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about arctic foxes.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Natural History Notebooks

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site from the Canadian Museum of Nature, a natural history museum, provides short information blurbs and fun facts on over 240 different common animals categorized by type (mammals, fish, reptiles, invertebrates, amphibians,...
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Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Sea World: Polar Bears

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines the characteristics of the polar bear, including classification, habitat, behaviors, and conservation. Helps students identify with polar bears with a list of "Books for Young Readers." Information at a level of upper...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Arctic Adventures

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
During this instructional activity, students will explore plant and animal life found at the Arctic Circle. They will also learn about the dangerously cold climate and the location of the Arctic Circle relative to the school's location...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Listen and Read: Arctic Foxes: Secrets of Survival : Activity 1

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Find out how Arctic foxes flourish in a land where few animals survive with an audio article that includes photos of foxes and their cubs.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Listen and Read: Arctic Foxes: Secrets of Survival : Activity 2

For Students K - 1st
Find out how Arctic foxes flourish in a land where few animals survive with an audio article that includes photos of foxes and their cubs.

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