Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Taiga Animal Printouts
Colorful pictures of animals found in the taiga biome such as the arctic fox, bald eagle, gray wolf, and muskrat. Information is provided about each animal when clicked.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Instructor: Journey to the North Pole
Journey to the North Pole in which students and teachers can use this Cyber Hunt to locate new information about this arctic region.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Tufted Puffin
This Smithsonian website has a brief, but thorough, article on the Tufted Puffin. It also includes pictures and an extensive quote from 19th Century naturalist Edward Nelson.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Ice Stories: Dispatches From Polar Scientists: Tundra, Permafrost
An article exploring the depths of tundra and permafrost in the Arctic region.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Ice Stories: Dispatches From Polar Scientists: Climate Change
An article briefly addressing climate change and its effects in the Arctic region.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Polar Discovery: Compare the Poles: Ice
A comparison of the features of ice in the Arctic and the Antarctic. Looks at glaciers, icebergs, pack ice, and multi-year ice.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Question of the Day: Anwr Drilling Policy
Learners will examine two policy positions regarding oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The students also determine their viewpoint on the issue and quantitatively analyze the cases for oil drilling in the ANWR...
abcteach
Abcteach: Habitats and Biomes
[Free Registration/Login Required] Find a variety of activities for children to do as they learn to identify varying habitats and biomes. Included are links to an even more extensive list of resources under coral reef, desert, grassland,...
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Text Project
Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Midnight Sun and Northern Lights [Pdf]
This magazine article discusses the arctic where in the summer, the sun shines all day and night, but the winter is dark all day and night. It also explains the Northern Lights or aurora which is like a light show with beautiful pinks...
Society for Science and the Public
Science News for Students: Ozone Hits a New Low
Describes scientific research showing that the ozone layer in the Arctic is diminishing. [October 19, 2011]
University of California
Ucmp: Tundra
Characteristics given about tundras. The two types of tundras, arctic and alpine, are both discussed.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice by Victor Appleton
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice, an adventure multi-chapter book written by the ghost writer Victor Appleton. In this book's quest, the main character competes...
Other
Unmuseum: Virtual Exploration Society: Matthew Henson
Read the exciting account of Matthew Henson's explorations of the Arctic region and his assault on the North Pole.
Other
Worldbiomes.com: Tundra Biome
Directed toward elementary students, this site provides an overview of the tundra biome. Included are the arctic vs. alpine tundras, links to related biome web sites, world map of biomes, and photographs of the tundra biome.
Other
Peary & Henson Foundation: The Discovery of the North Pole
Read about Admiral Peary's North Pole discovery, view pictures of the expedition, and find biographical information on the American Arctic explorer.
Nature Canada
Nature Canada: Brant
The brant is a small aquatic goose found in the Arctic and Alaska during its northern migration and as far south as Mexico and North Carolina on its southern migration. This is an information page about the brant.
Nature Canada
Nature Canada: Red Necked Phalarope
The red-necked phalarope is a shorebird that spends summers in the Arctic and northern Canada, and winters mainly south of the equator. They are found mostly in coastal waters but can also be seen in some inland waters. Facts about the...
Nature Canada
Nature Canada: Semipalmated Sandpiper
A fact sheet giving information about the semipalmated sandpiper, a shorebird that migrates between the Canadian Arctic and South America.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Discover the Amazing Story of the Purple Saxifrage
Winters in the Canadian Arctic are long and cold. One of the first flowering plants to bloom is the Purple Saxifrage. This amazing plant, with spectacular flowers, is often the only flowering plant to grow in this most inhospitable area.
Read Works
Read Works: The Heat Is On
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage gives information about global warming and its threat to the polar bears in the Arctic. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Inuit
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Inuit who live in the Arctic. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, pastimes, societal...
Sesame Street
Sesame Street Games
These interactive games allow young children to explore the jungle, the oceans and the arctic regions. Children can look for animals in that area of the world.
NOAA
Noaa: Ocean and Coasts
This website highlights the oceans of the world. Even though June is World Ocean Month, learning about oceans never ends! There are links here to many resources and lesson plans regarding the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, and...
Other
National Wildlife Federation: Happenin' Habitats: What Is Habitat?
Find an overview of what a habitat is exactly. Then, for more information, click in the left hand menu for different types of habitat: forests, grasslands, deserts, wetlands, and arctic tundra. Authors also offer advice on creating a...
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