We have started our Antarctic & Arctic Continent studies. I have quite a few different things that we will be learning while exploring Antarctica and the Arctic region. Today I’m sharing the different Arctic and Antarctic work pages, arts & crafts, sensory ideas, science experiments, and more the kids will be working on the next couple weeks. I will be sharing pictures and more ideas of our Antarctica Continent Box later on.
There are lots of fun experiments and science activities that we have planned for our upcoming unit, some that the kids will choose from are:
- Each of the kids are researching an endangered animal from Antarctica and researching what is being done to help their populations.
- One of our all time favorite experiments for kids to try is the “blubber glove” experiment which is such a fun and eye opening way to see how blubber works on Arctic animals to help them stay warm!
- This is a fun experiment on learning the potential impacts of the warming of the atmosphere called melting Ice.
- Students can do this salt concentration experiment to find out how cold-blodded animals survive in subfreezing waters!
- This is a fun way for students to keep track of the Antarctic Ice Sheet changes over years time to see the effects of global warming.
- Here is a fun experiment teaching kids the difference in volume for water, snow, and ice!
- Here is a fun 3rd grade science/social studies lesson for the Antarctic Region.
- Penguin Science offers a few different science projects on penguins and also has lots of useful information, videos, pictures, webcams, and more!
- Ellen McHenery’s Basement Workshop shared this fun Antarctic board game you and your kids can play while learning about the Antarctic Continent, I have really enjoyed some of the fun games this site offers, we used a game they had before for our Space theme and were very happy with it!
- NASA’s Lima site has some amazing picturtes, information, and more I think almost half of the projects and photos inside our Antarctica Continent Box came from this site.
- Kidnergarden Crayons offers a cute penguin printable for your kids to label.
- Landscape, people, animials, and explorers of Antarctica.
- Cool Antarctica offers many pictures, videos, information and more about the Antarctic Geography.
- Discovering Antarctica has lots of information, games, maps, and so much more for students and teachers to explore.
- Emperior Penguin coloring page from Enchanted Learning.
- Last year we made a crystal tree out of Borax and water with food coloring.
- Snow flake paintings were a fun and easy project for the kids to do.
- This is such a cute Eskimo craft, using a paper plate. I did notice the link on Pinterest didn’t work for this craft, but it seems simple enough to make from looking at the picture
- The Australian Government Antarctica Division – site offers some adorable Antarctic Paper Doll printables.
- Easy Preschool Crafts For Kids offers an easy polar bear craft idea along with 12 other Arctic animal craft ideas.
- Leap into learning shared a Learn how to draw a penguin printable!
- Last year we filled one of our bins with snow from the yard and added in our Arctic Toobs. It was a fun way to learn Arctic Vocabulary.
- Our Winter themed Sensory Bin.
- Play Based Learning shared this fun sensory Bin idea for your Arctic Unit.
- No Time For Flashcards shared this cute Arctic Sensory Play Idea!
- One Hook Woder shared this fun idea for an Ice Berg Sensory bin!
- Discovering Antarctica has a fun game for kids on what to wear in Antarctica.
- National Geographic offers a fun game where kids work to keep a penguin egg warm.
- Pouring snowflake confetti from 1 cup to the other.
- Pouring blue water into cups.
- Washing Arctic Toobz animals.
- Seasonal clothing sort.
- Count the snowflakes cards with clothes pins for the answer.
- Use the strawberry huller to transfer snowflakes from 1 cup to the other.
- Use a pickle picker to tweeze cotton balls and pom poms in a pattern in the egg tray.
- Jojoebi shared some FREE Penguin 3 part cards.
- ABC Teach offers a whole unit on Tundra & Arctic that has many themed pages in quite a few different subjects.
We have added a bunch of new books to our book shelves about the Arctic and Antarctica I have put together an Amazon Store with a very large list of books and kindle books for Arctic & Antarctica studies, as well as some hands on learning materials.
This is a list of the books we will be focusing on during our studies.
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- Visit the online South Pole Adventure Web Page adventure which has lots of neat information about Antarctica including live webcams, activities, questions & answers, photos, and more.
- Here are some Antarctic Lesson Plan Ideas, including elementary, middle, & High School Ideas!
- Deb at Living Montessori Now has put together an amazing list of Montessori inspired Arctic and Antarctic Unit Ideas. She has lots of amazing resources from around the web!
- The Polar Conservation Site lists tons of information including maps of current research bases.
- Here are some fun Arctic Animal Bingo Cards, for a fun Bingo game with your kids.
- Carisa over at 1+1+1=1 shared some Antarctic/Arctic calendar cards with great info about misc. Arctic and Antarctic information.
For more Antarctic and Arctic ideas head over and check out my Antarctica Pinterest Board.
I am linking up with these great linky parties, head over for more great ideas to try with your kids!!
What is your favorite Arctic or Antarctica activity to do with your kids? Leave a comment below letting me know!
Nicole Walter
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Wow! This is an amazing list you put together! We had fun learning about Penguins/ Antarctica a couple weeks ago, this would have been great to have!
Wow- what a great study and an amazing list of resources and ideas! Thanks for sharing with all of us & linking up to TGIF! Have a great week,
Beth =-)
This is a great resource for planning an Antarctic / penguins unit!
Thanks for sharing at Sharing Saturday.
This really is an incredible unit that you have put together. I have pinned this to look back at again when I am planning next school year. Thank you for linking up this week to the Hearts for Home Blog Hop!
WOW what a great collection of Arctic & Antarctic leaning ideas. I just love all these. Thank you so much for sharing on We Made That!
WOW! so many great things to do! Thanks for sharing on the Sunday Showcase!
Thank you-some great ideas for different ages.
I love your comprehensive lesson plans! Thank you for all of the great ideas and information.