South Pole Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterNovember 29, 2007

History

On this day in 1929, Commander Richard E. Byrd and a crew of three became the first to fly over the South Pole. Read more about Antarctica here: http://www.abcteach.com/Themeunits/Antarctica/Antarctica1.htm


Writing Prompt

How difficult do you think it would be to get to the South Poles? How do you think explorers or scientists could travel there, and what supplies do you think they would
need to survive in the extreme polar environment?


Reading

Learn more about Antarctica here: http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/country/antartica/read/

Geography


Look at this map of the South Pole: http://encarta.msn.com/map_701516656/South_Pole.html
and this one of the North Pole: http://encarta.msn.com/map_701515189/North_Pole.html

Compare the geography of the two poles. How are they similar? How are they different?

Science
Learn about ice bergs with this fun science experiment: http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/antarctica/

Don’t Forget the Math Challenge!
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