Antarctica: The Coldest Place on Earth

State	WV
Status	Ready for Users
Stage	Public
Subject	English/Language Arts Science Social Studies
Author	Hodgesville Elementary Gaylene Hildreth Shirley Lundell Janet Phillips
Description	This is a multi-disciplinary, hands-on unit in which the students explore the location, physical characteristics, habitats, and history of Antarctica. Throughout this unit, students will keep a journal and create a travel brochure depicting facts they learned
The 21st Century Tools	computer with Internet access color printer projection device (LCD or Scan Converter) television VCR
Grade Level	1 2 5
National Standards	Science: Understands basic features of the Earth Understands the nature of scientific knowledge Understands how species depend on one another and on the environment forsurvival Social Studies: Understands major discoveries in science and technology, some of their social and economic effects, and the major scientists and inventers responsible for them Knows the location of places, geographic features, and patterns of the environment Understands the characteristics and uses of maps, globes, and other geographic tools and technologies English/Language Arts Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies of the writing process Gathers and uses information for research purposes Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies for reading a variety of informational texts
Keywords	Pole Antartica Cold Ice Snow Wind
Lesson Plan URLs (new Window)	Lesson 1: Antarctica: What and Where Lesson 2: What Will We See in Antarctica? Lesson 3: Would You Like To Visit Antarctica? Lesson 4: The History of Antarctica? Lesson 5: An Afternoon in Antarctica
English IGO or CSO	1.1, 1.8, 1.13, 1.16, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 1.70, 1.73, 5.62, 1.21, 5.15, 1.108
Science IGO or CSO	1.24, 2.22, 5.21, 5.22, 1.29, 1.38, 1.51, 1.53, 1.58
Social Studies IGO or CSO	1.14, 1.15, 2.15, 2.17, 5.22, 5.23, 1.32, 2.31