Curated OER
Butterflies
Students complete art projects about butterflies. In this butterflies lesson plan, students complete projects including tissue paper butterflies, edible caterpillars, coloring pages, and more.
Curated OER
Spill Your Guts
Students practice nutrition facts. In this health and nutrition lesson, students participate in a game in which two teams compete to "spill their guts" by quickly answering factual questions pertaining to nutrition. This lesson is...
Curated OER
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.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Zoom School: Antarctica
Learn some amazing facts about the coolest place on Earth, Antarctica. Explore a map and geography, science, animals, explorers, jokes, and more. Also contains a quiz to take.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Antarctica
Facts about the location, human geography, physical geography, climate, geology, and topography of Antarctica.
National Geographic
National Geographic: Crittercam Chronicles: Antarctica
Play a game where you explore three scenes in Antarctica and find different types of animals: south polar skua, crabeater seal, emperor penguin, ice fish, leopard seal, killer whale, krill, adelie penguin, and weddell seal. After you...
Other
Kids World Travel Guide: Continent Facts
Provides interesting and fun facts on the continents of the world.
World Atlas
World Atlas: Antarctica
Overview of Antarctica covers the Antarctica Circle with fast facts, maps, and links to further information.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Antarctica: Which Types of Sounds Do You Know?
For this lesson, students learn about the five senses, identify objects that make sound, and take a fun fact quiz at the end.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Antarctica: When Were Cells First Discovered?
Students learn about the parts of a cell and how they were first discovered. Includes a fun fact quiz at the end.
Other
Cool Antarctica: Pictures, Information, and Travel Guide
A complete look at the continent of Antarctica. You can view pictures, utilize a fact file index, and get a historical timeline.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Geography for Kids: Antarctica
Learn about the geography of Antarctica. Maps, natural resources, and facts about this continent are on this site.
Other
Ecology
Humans are having a negative effect on the ecology of Antarctica. Get the facts on krill harvesting, global warming, and ozone depletion.
Other
U.s. Antarctic Program
This government site delves into the research of all aspects of the Antarctic region including its ecosystems, its impact on the climate, and aerospace.
Association of Religion Data Archives
Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Cocos (Keeling) Island
Learn about religion on Cocos (Keeling) Island, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile, which includes general facts, history, and religious data.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: School Publishers: World Atlas: The World
Provides continent, country, and ocean floor maps from all over the world. Click on a continent's name to access the detailed maps which also include statistical facts on each available country.
BBC
Bbc Science & Nature: Chinstrap Penguin
If you are looking for more information on the Chinstrap Penguin, then use this detailed fact sheet and these interesting photos.
University of Chicago
Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica: Don't Be Too Flaky
After reading some facts about the properties of water, students conduct experiments to measure the relative densities of water, ice and snow and submit the results to the website.
PBS
Pbs Nature: Penguins
Did you know that penguins can survive for more than 100 days without food or water? Discover more educational facts about these fascinating birds when you explore this site.
Central Intelligence Agency
Cia: World Factbook: French Southern and Antarctic Lands
This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of the French Southern and Antartic Lands. The content covers the area's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and...
BBC
Bbc Science & Nature: Emperor Penguin
BBC Wildlife profiles the largest penguin species, the Emperor penguin of Antarctica, with facts and photographs.
Read Works
Read Works: Our World
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read facts about seven continents. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in classifying and categorizing.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: What Is Antarctic Circle?
Learn about the Antarctic Circle, where it is located, why it's important, and other interesting facts.
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden: Cold Deserts of the World
A chart summarizes the sizes, physical features, plant and animal life, and special facts of a selection of the world's cold deserts, including Antarctica, the Gobi, and the Great Basin Desert in the western United States.