Antarctica: Grades 3-6 [Paperback]

Jo Ellen Moore (Author), Evan-Moor Educational Publishers (Author), Marilyn Evans (Editor)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

Rich in resources, yet buried at points beneath miles of ice, it is a vast expanse of land at the bottom of the world claimed by many countries. It is Antarctica. Now, with this one volume, your students can compare and contrast its peoples, customs, regions and political divisions. Topics and activities explored include: Locating Antarctica (it's place on the globe), Name the Hemisphere, Water and Landforms, Antarctica (black & white topographic map), Water Forms of Antarctica, Antarctica Cross Section, Geographic Regions, Ice, Ice and More Ice, Glaciers and Icebergs, The Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctic Plants and Animals, Plants in Antarctica, Animals in Antarctica, Penguins, Antarctic Penguins (chart of species), Krill and the Food Web, Antarctic Food Web, Amazing Antarctic Animals, Animal Report Note Taker, the Exploration, Exploring Antarctica (pages for a student-made book), a Time Line of Exploration, a Race to the South Pole, The People of Antarctica, Science Research Stations, Research Station Note Taker, Using a Compass Rose, How Far Is It?, Life at a Research Station, Scientists at Work, Who Owns Antarctica?, The Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Arctic, Arctic Plants and Animals, People of the Arctic, Compare the Poles, Celebrating Learning, and more. Plus, a full-color fold-out topographic map of Antarctica and the oceans surrounding it. It's just one of seven titles in our all-new series on world geography based on the five themes of geography -- Location -- Position on the Earth's surface, Place -- Physical and Human Characteristics, Relationships within Places -- Humans and the Environment, Movement -- Human Interactions on the Earth, and Regions -- How They Form and Change.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers; Pap/Pstr edition (March 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557997152
• ISBN-13: 978-1557997159
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,403,939 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Need a lot of other resources to teach lessons, August 1, 2010

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This review is from: Antarctica: Grades 3-6 (Paperback)

The book has great ideas, but a lot of the information for the students to learn is not in the book. There are a lot of questions that students need to use atlases, the internet, or other non-fiction reference books to answer the questions. I do not have a lot of the resources needed for the students to answer the questions.