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Arctic Writing

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders analyze photographs in order to write descriptively.  In this descriptive writing instructional activity, 5th graders use the Internet to research and view photographs of the arctic.  Students use descriptive...
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Cruzin' to the Arctic

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students, in groups, study life in the Arctic Region and connect their own life experiences to the experiences of students in the Arctic.
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Inuit and Arctic Animals

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students will explore the animals and people living in the Arctic. In this science lesson, students locate Alaska on a globe, discuss its climate and geographical features, and identify common arctic animals. Students complete the first...
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Winter is All Around Us

For Teachers K - 1st
Students present what they have learned on Antartica. Students identify deciduous and evergreen trees and plants; identify and study about the habitats of animals that migrate, hibernate, and adapt; study the Aurora and Aurora Borealis...
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Map of Arctic Region

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Arctic region geography worksheet, students examine a map of the Arctic and color it. The latitude and longitude lines are shown as well as the labeled countries and oceans. The map shows an overhead view looking down on the...
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The Arctic Polar Region: Report Planner

For Students 2nd
In this Arctic Polar region report planner, 2nd graders will consider 3 things they would like to learn about the region and the resources they plan to use. They will record what they already know, want to know and have learned in a KWL...
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Who Lives in the Arctic North?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students study the Arctic North. In this Canada history instructional activity, small groups of students research and then teach the class about either the plants, animals, humans, or geography in relation to the Arctic North. Students...
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Arctic Animals

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this word search puzzle worksheet students find 16 words. All pertain to animal life in the Arctic region. There is a word bank for this whale shaped puzzle.
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Canada's Arctic Barometer

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars research arctic climates. In this Web-quest investigation, students will identify Arctic climate changes, explain the effects of these changes, relate the changes to other regions, and write their findings in a letter format.
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Compare and Contrast

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Read about the ways that different cultures set up homes with a set of reading activities. Learners read short paragraphs that cover one or more different ideas, and answer four questions about what they have read, including whether or...
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Picture This!

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Introduce your class to Inuit prints and use these artworks as inspiration for a printmaking activity. Pupils make stories to go along with the images and then come up with their own heroic moments to illustrate. They take moments from...
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What Science Suggests About 'Weather Weirding'

For Students 4th - 8th
Here is an activity that you can use to help upper elementary or middle schoolers to meet Common Core literacy standards for science and technology. Youngsters read the article on extreme weather patterns, "Weather Runs Hot and Cold, So...
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Arctic Alliterations

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this poetry worksheet, students read a description of an alliteration with an example. Students practice writing alliterations with the help of a dictionary and illustrate one of their tongue twisters.
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The Big Freeze

For Students 7th - 12th
In this global studies worksheet, students read a 6-paragraph article about climate change. Students respond to 6 short answer questions regarding the article. Vocabulary words from the reading and their definitions are also included.
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Polar Adventure: Read All About It!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
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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Frozen Seas

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research animal life in the frozen seas. In this researched based instructional activity, students use the Internet to create a poster about an animal that lives in an Arctic or Antarctic environment. Students will focus on the...
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North Pole

For Students 5th - 10th
In this North Pole 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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Memory Game Art Project

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers create a memory game featuring the Arctic and, more particularly, the Arctic hare. They examine a few pictures on a website embedded in this plan in order to get an idea of the Arctic landscape and the activities of the...
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Indigenous People Day

For Students 5th - 10th
Do you know why we celebrate the International Day of the World's Indigenous People? Did you even know we celebrate this day? After reading a short passage about this international celebration, scholars answer true or false questions,...
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Burp Under the Ice

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the impact of climate warming on Arctic methane deposits. They identify natural methane processes and describe how this contributes to species extinction. They write reports on their findings.
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Aurora Borealis

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners read background information about the Aurora Borealis and complete a science experiment based on the lights. In this Aurora Borealis lesson, students read information about the formation and background of the Aurora Borealis....
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Jet Delivers Books to Kids Overseas

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students identify the function of organizations, then read a news article about an organization called Room to Read that is sending books to poor countries. In this current events lesson plan, the teacher introduces the article with a...
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Great North

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners use maps to locate the Arctic Circle, the North Pole and Northern Europe. They draw and label countries within the Arctic Cirlce and identify the groups of people who live there. They also watch and answer questions about the...
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Learning to Give: Generosity of Spirit Folktales

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers read two Inuit folktales about life and death. In this language arts lesson, students study the models of giving found in these Inuit tales about life, death, grief, sacrifice, and generosity. As the class reads these...