| Polar Explorers | |||
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| Short introduction of the topic Student created slide presentation - Polar Explorers |
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| WHERE | Hallway | Classroom | Classroom |
| WHO | Parent/Teacher | Parent/Teacher | Parent/Teacher |
| MATERIALS | Informational display on polar explorers (this can be student or teacher-created) Wearable signs with the names and info about the explorers | How Do Ice Sheets Form lesson Antarctic Map Ice Sheet Pictures | Crevasse game set-up (see lesson) Two bamboo skewers (crevasse detectors) Two different colored dry erase markers One clear clipboard, transparency film sheet or binder sleeve per group |
| WHAT | Who Am I? Students will work in partners to guess the name of the Polar Explorer on their wearable sign. They will ask their partner yes or no questions to try to eliminate possible answers. Students will have access to informational display while they are guessing | Ice, Ice, Baby CReSIS lesson adaptation Students will use goo to model the way ice sheets are formed | Adapted from CReSIS lesson, “How Many Times Did You Fall into the Crevasse” Students will learn about crevasses, or cracks in Crevasse Survival! the brittle surface of a glacier, and the dangers they pose to explorers |
| NGSS Alignment Full, more detailed outline of standards & progressions → NGSS Progressions |
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| This lesson focuses on the historical aspect of this topic | Earth Science ESS1.C The history of planet Earth ESS2.A Earth materials and systems ESS2.C The roles of water in Earth’s surface processes | Earth Science ESS2.A Earth materials and systems ESS2.B Plate tectonics and large-scale system interactions ESS2.C The roles of water in Earth’s surface processes |
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