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Breaking News English: Protecting Antarctica from Tourism
In this Antarctica worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and...
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Mission Survival
Students determine ways to survive the extreme conditions of Antarctica. In this space and earth sciences lesson, students work as a group to determine how to survive after a plane crash in Antarctica. They relate survival in Antarctica...
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Comparing Antarctica To Home
In this comparing continents worksheet, students complete a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting their continent with Antarctica. Students complete 3 sections of the diagram.
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Antarctica
For this online Antarctica worksheet, students click on eighteen different links to find the answers to eighteen questions associated with Antarctica.
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Professor of Ice
In this environment experiment learning exercise, students complete 3 experiments using ice. First they label each experiment and respond to the four questions given. Then students do the 3 experiments as stated, considering what the...
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Antarctica
For this Antarctica worksheet, students gain factual information about the plant and animal life of Antarctica. Students read the information which accompanies the photographs and drawings.
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Penguins Nesting Know-How
Students maintain a field journal as they follow penguin parents raising their chicks during the breeding season. They formulate testable questions. Students reflect on animal behavior in the field related to survival and chick rearing.
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Getting to the Core of Climate Change
Young scholars investigate climate changes by graphing and analyzing ice core data from Greenland and Antarctica. They create, explain and report the pattern of data on a graph of ice core data. In addition they find relationships...
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What Should You Wear In Antarctica?
Students weigh various battings and feathers. They make sure to have the same weight of each type of insulations. Students wrap one bottle of warm water in each of the two insulations. They measure the temperature of each bottle,...
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Adaptations
Fifth graders are able to physically record on a sheet of paper predictions and results of an experiment pertaining to the adaptations of Arctic animals after a class discussion about the topic.
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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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The Coldest Place at the Bottom of the World
Students research and trace Shackleton's actual and intended route on an area map. They analyze the altitude changes involved in a trek across Antarctica and complete a worksheet comparing Antarctica to their own state.
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Stories That Go with the Territory
Students investigate various expeditions throughout history to new and/or uncharted territories. They work in groups to develop and 'produce' television news magazine segments about some of these historic expeditions.
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A Look At Penguin Life
Students read a story about Penguin Life and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this penguin life lesson plan, students respond to literature by researching penguins and creating a Venn diagram to compare/contrast...
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The Continent Game
Students order the continents in terms of area, population and other geographic terms.
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Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure
Pupils 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. Pupils study a map of Antarctica...
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Antarctica Acrostic Poem
For this Antarctica poetry worksheet, students first read about how to write an acrostic poem. Students write an acrostic poem using the letters in ANTARCTICA. Each line of poetry will begin with the letters that are printed down in a...
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Antarctica Chop Worksheet
In this Antarctica words worksheet, students analyze a chart that contains words that have been chopped in half. Students find the pieces that fit together and write them on the lines. All words pertain to Antarctica.
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Adjectives: Describing Antarctica
For this adjectives worksheet, students write six adjectives that describe Antarctica. Students write a sentence using each of the adjectives.
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Map of Antarctica
In this map worksheet, 3rd graders will study a map of Antarctica. Students will use this map to label and/or familiarize themselves with various aspects of the continent.
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Bank On It! Antarctica
In this vocabulary worksheet, students read an informational paragraph about Antarctica. Students then fill in the 17 blanks with words from the word bank.
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Antarctica Acrostic Poem
In this poetry writing worksheet, students use the letters in ANTARCTICA to begin each line of poetry. There are graphics on the page.
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Antarctica Map
In this Antarctica worksheet, students study a very detailed map of this continent. Important features on this map are labeled.
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Antarctica KWL
In this Antarctica worksheet, learners use this form before they begin to learn about this continent. Students record what they know, what they don't know, and what they want to learn about Antarctica.