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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Ology: Climate Change

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource offers a large collection of games, puzzles, activities, and information pages on the topic of climate change.
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Graphic
Central Intelligence Agency

Cia: World Factbook: Regional and World Maps

For Students 9th - 10th
Maps of major areas of the world can be downloaded here. The maps have excellent detail and are in color.
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Website
Other

Greenpeace

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the home site for the non-profit organization Greenpeace. Greenpeace is an organization whose primary concern are threats to the planet's biodiversity and environment. The site provides links to news about the organization, a...
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Lesson Plan
Other

Polar Bears International: Units and Lessons

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A collection of seven units and six lessons about polar bears created by professionals that support national literacy standards and learning outcomes for specific school districts.
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Website
Other

Union of Concerned Scientists: Global Warming

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides statistical evidence, backgrounders, FAQs, climate impact reports, and suggested solutions to the global problem.
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Website
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Biomes

For Students 2nd - 6th
Discover the hidden treasures in the different habitats on the earth! The earth is filled with many biomes. Examples of different biomes are listed and include hyperlinks to additional information such as the animals found there.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Sea Ice Extension for the Earth as a System Learning Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The purpose of this instructional activity is for students to learn how the Earth's systems interact on a global level. They will examine global environmental data and compare this to data on the polar regions. In the process, they will...
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Graphic
NASA

Nasa: Climate Time Machine

For Students 9th - 10th
Travel through time and explore how the changing climate has affected sea ice, sea level, carbon dioxide levels, and global temperatures. Also, decide whether or not you would be affected if the sea level rose due to warmer temperatures...
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eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Animals: Polar Bears Rock!

For Students K - 1st Standards
Read some facts about polar bears. Includes audio narration in 8 additional languages with text in English.
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Activity
BBC

Bbc Science & Nature: Chinstrap Penguin

For Students 9th - 10th
If you are looking for more information on the Chinstrap Penguin, then use this detailed fact sheet and these interesting photos.
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Handout
Other

Satellite Images Bridge Understanding Gap Between Climate Change and Individuals

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses how Google Earth has brought the reality of climate change to the average person so that they can see it for themselves. The north and south poles are indicators of what is happening with climate change and an...
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Article
Other

Cresli Seal Research Program

For Students 9th - 10th
CRESLI Seal research studies the habits of seal life on Long Island Sound and works to protect the seals.
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Who Lives at the Poles?

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this lesson, students will be able to gather information from provided resources to answer a question. Included is a video of the introduction of this lesson, pictures of students' completed work, and examples of books on the subject...
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Monarch Migration

For Students 9th - 10th
This video from Nature features the start of the monarch butterfly's northward trek. [3:02]
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Learning From the People Collection

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The ECHO Collection provides rich, multi-disciplinary educational resources in science, literacy and language arts, fine art, and social studies. The combined skills, experience, and collections of our six institutions provide...
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Tern Turn

For Students 9th - 10th
Math activity challenges you to figure out how fast an Arctic tern can fly around the world. How long would it take to fly from the Arctic to the Antarctic and back?
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Lesson Plan
A to Z Teacher Stuff

A to Z Teacher Stuff: Polar Bears

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
This learning activity from A to Z Teacher Stuff explores what keeps polar bears warm in the Arctic. The activity allows learners to experience what a layer of "blubber" protection is like.
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Handout
McGill University

Mc Gill University: Canadian Biodiversity: Ecozones: Taiga Shield

For Students 3rd - 8th
This ecozone stretches eastward from the Taiga Plains to just south of the Southern Arctic. This brief, concise description includes a collection of images of the animals and birds native to the location. Many of the images include...
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Activity
Curated OER

Cbc.ca: The Search for the Northwest Passage :Frobisher's Second Voyage

For Students 3rd - 8th
Forbisher's second expedition set out to find gold rather than a route to China. Why the change in goals? He claimed the Arctic territory for England and returned with ships loaded with ore. Had he given up the dream of the Passage?
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Article
University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 932: Martin Frobisher

For Students 9th - 10th
An audio commentary and transcript discussing the life of British explorer, Martin Frobisher. Focuses on Frobisher's search for gold and how this search led him to the discovery of the Northwest Passage through the Arctic.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Life in Extreme Environments: Who Is on Top in the Food Chain?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this instructional activity, students will design experiments to gain some understanding of the feeding rates of Rotifers and/or Tardigrades. They will use organisms collected locally or provided by the teacher to explore differences...
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Article
Oswego City School District

Regents Prep: Ecosystems/communities

For Students 9th - 10th
Abiotic factors vary in the environment and determining the types and numbers of organisms that exist in that environment. Factors which determine the types and numbers of organisms of a species in an ecosystem are called limiting...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How an Igloo Keeps You Warm

For Students 9th - 10th
If you ever find yourself stranded in the snowy Arctic, you're gonna need to know how to build an igloo. But how can building a house made of ice keep you warm? It's Okay To Be Smart explains. [5:16]
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Handout
Other

Explore North: All About Polar Bears

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides an overview of polar bears in the arctic. The content includes a look at polar bear habitat, population, diet, and more. Several photographs of polar bears are also included.

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