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Polar Adventure: Read All About It!

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Students 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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the south pole, the north pole, polar regions, timelines

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differencies, north pole, similarities, south pole, timeline, science
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4th - 6th
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Science
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