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Where In the World Is the Arctic? Lesson PlanWhere In the World Is the Arctic? Lesson Plan
Publisher
National Wildlife Federation
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K - 8th
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Science
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Duration
1 hr
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Where In the World Is the Arctic?

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Exactly how far away is the Arctic? Learners use maps to orient themselves to their locations on the globe. They then make calculations to describe how their location relates to the location of the Arctic regions.

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Concepts

the arctic, climate, environmental factors, latitude and longitude, picture maps

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Pair with additional lessons on the Arctic environment from the same publisher

Classroom Considerations

  • Provide pupils with colored pencils to complete the map activity
  • Requires background knowledge of the characteristics of the Arctic climate

Pros

  • Provides a graphic organizer to take notes
  • Offers several different maps for different views

Cons

  • None

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