Antarctica



For the next few days we are going south. Not to Florida but all the way to the continent of Antarctica. Most people think that there is nothing there but it is a very interesting and dangerous place. We will use several sites for our study including Cool Antarctica and Cool Facts about Antarctica. Here you will find lots of information about the continent.

=Activities=

Map of Antarctica - Due: Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Below you will find an outline map and instructions for coloring and labeling the map of Antarctica. A couple of links that will be helpful to you in completing this activity are the National Snow and Ice Data Center and a Map of Antarctica.



Antarctica Scavenger Hunt - Due: Monday, October 19, 2015
Open the scavenger hunt below, select all and copy. Open your Social Studies OneNote to the Antarctica section and paste the questions here. Find most of the answers to the questions using the Cool Facts About Antarctica site.

Antarctic Reading - Due:
For the next four class days, you and a small group of fellow explorers are going to find out about one of the early Antarctic explorers. Below are listed four accounts of early explorers in Antarctica. Your group will need to read about the person and then create a class presentation so the rest of your class will know about them.


 * Day 1, Thursday, October 15, 2015** - Teams and explorers will be assigned today.. Spend time reading about the explorer from the site below. You are free to read as a group or individually. I would suggest that your spend some of your time taking notes as you read and some time discussing the explorer and their expedition.


 * Day 2, Monday, October 19, 2015**- Today is a research and planning day. There is good information in the article that your read but you may want to find some more information about your explorer. You will also need to spend some time today to plan your PowerPoint presentation. You will need to plan how it will look and what part each person in the team will do for the presentation. All members of the team are required to take part in the presentation.


 * Day 3, Tuesday, October 20, 2015** - Today you will create your PowerPoint presentation. Remember that your slides are to have more pictures that words. The only words on your slides should be a title or caption for a picture. The information that your are sharing with your class must come from you and not just the slides. Be sure to check the rubric to make sure your have all that is required.


 * Day 4, Thursday, October 21, 2015** - Today we will do class presentations. It is important that you remember that all group members //__**must**__// be part of the class presentation. Even though this is a team presentation, grading will be done as individuals.


 * Readings**
 * Ernest Shackleton
 * Robert Falcon Scott
 * Roald Amundsen
 * Douglas Mawson


 * Rubrics**

Video - Due:
Watch the video below and answer the questions on the sheet as you watch.

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Antarctica Weather