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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Polar Regions - wk 3 - day 5 - Robert Falcon Scott

Today I will be sharing Robert Falcon Scott and animals in Antarctica resources.

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Robert Falcon Scott

Who was Robert Falcon Scott?

Robert Falcon Scott (June 6, 1868 - March 29, 1912) was a British naval officer and Antarctic explorer. Scott led two expeditions to the South Pole, and died on the disastrous second trip, along with his crew. His expedition was the second to reach the South Pole (1910-1912); Roald Amundsen led the first.

The routes to the South Pole taken by Scott (green) and Amundsen (red), 1911–1912.

The Observation Hill cross, erected in 1912 as a memorial to Scott and his party

Cool Antarctica - Robert Scott

Robert Falcon Scott: Antarctic Explorer

Kidscyber - Robert Falcon Scott

Animals in Antarctica

Antarctica Animals - A List of Animals Found in Antarctica

Antarctica: Animal Printouts

Animals of Antarctica for the Montessori Wall Map & Quietbook with Printables

Polar Animals - Printables

Antarctica Food Chain Craft

Arctic and Antarctic Animals Printables

Animals Found In Antarctica

Polar Regions Unit - Wk 3 - Day 4 - Weddell Sea

Today we will be learning about James Weddell, the Weddell Sea and Weddell seals.  Check out our resources below.

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James Weddell Resources 

Who was James Weddell?

James Weddell (1787 -1834) was an English explorer, naturalist, geographer, and sealer who sailed on three expeditions to the Antarctic. 

Weddell joined the Navy when he was nine and was a Master by the age of 28. He joined the merchant service four years later and was given command of a 160-ton sealing brig to take on an expedition to the South Shetland Islands.

Captain Weddell sailed on the brig "Jane." On these sealing/scientific expeditions, Weddell discovered the Weddell Sea (near the South Pole) and the Weddell Seal, Leptonychotes weddelli in 1823.

James Weddell´s second expedition, depicting the brig "Jane" and the cutter "Beaufroy".

Captain Weddell also set an 80-year record for the farthest southern latitude reached (74°15'S, set February 20, 1823). Weddell wrote of his adventures in the book, "A Voyage Towards the South Pole in the Years 1822-24" (published in 1825). 

Weddell died a young man. He was injured when a vessel of which he was master was shipwrecked in the Azores five years after his third voyage. Weakened by the experience, he died, relatively poor and with no family, at the age of 47.

THE LONDON TIMES of 1834

South-Pole.com - James Weddell

Enchanted Learning - James Weddell

Weddell Sea Resources

The Weddell Sea is part of the Southern Ocean and contains the Weddell Gyre.

At its widest the sea is around 2,000 km across, in area it is around 2.8 million km².

Kids.Net.Au - Weddell Sea 

January and February 2013 brought some unusual ice behavior in the Weddell Sea, east of the Antarctic Peninsula, as sea ice pushed northward toward warmer latitudes. On February 5, 2013, the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) reported that the ice edge was roughly 200 to 300 kilometers (100 to 200 miles) north of what is normal for this time of year.

Ice lingered north of the Weddell Sea on February 22, 2013, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer(MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this natural-color image.

Credit: Nasa

Weddell Sea Experience 

Weddell Seal Resources 

Cool Antarctica - Weddell Seals

Enchanted Learning - Weddell Seals

A Weddell seal, from James Weddell, A Voyage towards the South Pole,1825.

National Geo - Weddell Seals 

Weddell Seals 

Weddell Seal Lesson Plan

Weddell Seal Pictures

Polar Regions Unit - Wk 3 - Day 3 Ernest Shackleton

Today I will be sharing some Ernest Shackleton Resources. Enjoy!

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Ernest Shackleton Resources

Who was Ernest Shackleton?

He was a polar explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic.

Click the links below to find out more:

You can find the movie Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure: IMAX on Netflix.

Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure: Imax - Worksheets and Teacher's Guide

 

The plaque was the first to be erected in Eastbourne and is dedicated to the famous polar explorer who lived in Eastbourne from 1916 to 1922.

Ernest Shackleton Coloring Page

Cybersleuth Kids - List of Great Ernest Shackleton Links 

A team retracing Shackleton's 1908 Expedition

Cool Antarctica - Ernest Shackleton

Color Photographs from the Shackleton’s Endurance Expedition

What is amazing about the Story of the Endurance is that no one died. 

How did Shackleton find such an amazing crew for his expedition?

From a simple ad. 

Shackleton's ad in the London Times.  

Kodak - The Endurance 

Ernest Henry Shackleton: Antarctic Explorer

Currclick - Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition Unit 

Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance Lesson Plans 

Ernest Shackleton Printable Posters - $

Shackleton Epic  on Vimeo.

Polar Regions Unit - Wk 3 - Day 2 - Roald Amundsen

Today I will be sharing some Roald Amundsen and Antarctica resources. Hope you enjoy.

Roald Amundsen Resources

Roald Amundsen

 and his dog team at the

 South Pole

Who was Roald Amundsen?

Roald Amundsen was the first man to lead a successful expedition to the South Pole arriving December 14, 1911.  He famously arrived about a month before  British explorer Robert Flacon Scott and his party that set out at around the same time. Amundsen used dog sleds, his party was well organised and well prepared with the primary intention of reaching the pole, rather than other exploration or scientific discovery.

In November 1956 the United States Government built a Amundsen-Scott Station Research Station. It was built as a part of its commitment to the scientific goals of the International Geophysical Year an international effort lasting from January 1957 through June 1958. It was to study, among other things, the geophysics of the polar regions.

A map of Antarctica showing the location of the 

Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station (circled)

The Amundsen–Scott South Pole Scientific Station is the southernmost habitation on Earth. It is continuously inhabited. Its name honors Roald Amundsen and Robert F. Scott.

Race to the South Pole

Roald Amundsen (1872-1928)

Roald Amundsen: Polar Explorer

Roald Amundsen Printable

Arctic Passage - My Life as an Explorer

Antarctica Resources

Antarctica Scientist Dress-up Doll Printable

Classroom Antarctica

Antarctica Coloring Pages

Meet Antarctica