Polar Regions - wk 4 - Day 8 - Latitude and Longitude & The Tundra

Today we focused more on the tundra and latitude and longitude.

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Tundra Resources

We learned today that the word tundra is believed to come from the Finnish word "tunturia"which refers to a treeless plain. We found that information HERE

I found a great video on the tundra, but

I was having trouble posting the video. Here is the link - 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b91MGt-Bg4

Kids Do Ecology - Tundra

Biomes - Tundra

I found this and thought it was pretty neat. Here is the link: http://www.glogster.com/eugene123/geography-tundra-biome/g-6le2lq386987qfc2sl543a0

The Tundra Biome

http://www.world-builders.org/lessons/less/biomes/tundra/tundra.html

Latitude and Longitude Resources

Here is a fun site to find the latitude and longitude of any place - itouchmap.com

We had fun finding the town we live in and discussing our findings.

Treasure Hunt - Latitude & Longitude Game

Latitude And Longitude Map Match Game

Interactive Map - Latitude and Longitude

Latitude & Longitude

Free Games & Activities

http://geography.mrdonn.org/powerpoints/latitude-longitude.html

Latitude and Longitude Worksheets

More Fun Websites on Latitude and Longitude

Polar Regions - Wk 4 - Day 6 The Arctic

Today we learned about the North Pole, talked about arctic wolves, polar bears, the arctic tern, longitude and latitude, polar explorers, did an experiment and watched a few videos. I don't know about you friends, but I was tired, tired, tired today. I think I almost fell asleep watching the last video. Not because it wasn't good, because it was very interesting. I just knew I could close my eyes and still listen. Not! It seems I did drift off a couple times to dream land, only to return to my daughters voice telling me I had fallen asleep, oops! :) I'll try harder to get to bed earlier tonight I suppose. ;)

Below is a video about the Arctic Tern and how far they migrate. Very interesting! My mother-in-law shared this video with us, and I'm so glad she did. Those Arctic Terns are pretty darn cool! 

Click here for a page about the Arctic Tern

The explorers we talked about today were Robert Peary and Frederick Cook

Frederick Cook

Robert Peary

Robert Edwin Peary: Arctic Explorer

I usually have a ton of resources to share, but not today friends. We will be learning about all these great things all week long and I do plan on sharing the resources. 

Must get sleep!

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