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Resource Title:What Organisms Live in Antarctica?
Description:In these activities students will discover the characteristics that enable Antarctica's many life forms to live in this continent of extreme cold, wind, and extended periods of light and darkness. In this weeklong unit, students research how flora and fauna have adapted to thrive in Antarctica, and use their knowledge to create imaginary polar organisms. Throughout this module, students collect their findings in a portfolio. The comprehensive curriculum materials contain a Web activity in which students investigate the living conditions in Antarctica and some of the adaptations its organisms have made, a classroom activity in which students apply what they have learned to create models of imaginary polar creatures, several readings that provide a broad perspective, including excerpts from early explorers' journals, and question and answer interviews with scientists working in Antarctica. Teacher tools include individually downloadable readings, detailed daily breakdowns of tasks, teacher strategies for using the activities, a portfolio grading sheet, a project rubric sheet, a student handout with guidance for putting together their portfolios and examples of creative final projects, and additional readings.

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Contributor(s) American Museum Of Natural History
Educational Standards Http://purl.org/ASN/resources/S100C915
Http://purl.org/ASN/resources/S1013218
Http://purl.org/ASN/resources/S101E063
Http://purl.org/ASN/resources/S101E0F8
Http://purl.org/ASN/resources/S102489F
Http://purl.org/ASN/resources/S10259D2
Grade Level Grade 10
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High School
Middle School
Intended Audience Educator
Language En
Publisher / Resource Provider American Museum Of Natural History
Resource Format Adobe Acrobat Reader
Text/html
Resource Type Instructional Material
Instructor Guide/Manual
InteractiveResource
Unit Of Instruction
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Subject Keyword(s) Animals
Astronomy
Bacteria
Climatology
Cryology
Earth Science
Ecology
Ecosystems
Evolution
Fungi
History Of Science
Life Science
Meteorology
Physical Sciences
Plants
Protists
Science
Space Sciences