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Grade 5 Arctic Research

Arctic Sites—General

Read the World Book Student article called “Arctic”

Polar Discovery http://polardiscovery.whoi.edu/index.html

Athropolis-Scroll through list of topics http://www.athropolis.com/library-cat.htm#animals

ArcticPhoto Polar Info https://www.arcticphoto.com/polar-info/polar-info-top.htm

Polar Survival

Basic Principles of Cold Weather Survival http://www.wilderness-survival.net/cold-3.php

Angus Adventures: Arctic Survival https://angusadventures.com/adventurer-handbook/arctic_survival/

Climate Generation: Ten Survival Tactics for the Arctic https://climategen.org/blog/ten-survival-tactics-for-the-arctic/

Arctic Explorers

World Book Student will be a good resource for specific people.

Arctic World: Hall of Arctic Explorers http://www.arcticworld.net/explore.htm

Enchanted Learning Arctic Explorers http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/arctic.shtml

Inuit Activities

Encyclopedia Brittanica: Inuit https://www.britannica.com/topic/Inuit-people

ArcticPhoto http://www.arcticphoto.co.uk/inuitcan.asp

Inuit Culture, Traditions and History http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/polar/inuit_culture.html

Inuit history, Modern Era, etc. http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Ha-La/Inuit.html

Arctic Animals

World Book Student will be your best resource. In addition you can use:

Enchanted Learning Arctic Animal page. Scroll down and click on individual animals. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/arcticanimals.shtml

Arctic Plants

Plants of the Arctic and Antarctic (Scroll down to see arctic plant info)  http://beyondpenguins.ehe.osu.edu/issue/polar-plants/plants-of-the-arctic-and-antarctic

Athropolis http://www.athropolis.com/arctic-facts/fact-plants-survive.htm

ArcticPhoto http://www.arcticphoto.co.uk/plants.asp

Arctic vs. Antarctic

Polar Discovery: Compare the Poles http://polardiscovery.whoi.edu/poles/index.html

Cool Antarctica: Arctic and Antarctic Comparisons and Similarities https://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/antarctica%20environment/antarctic_arctic_comparison.php

Aurora Expeditions: A Comparison https://www.aurora-expeditions.com/blog/arctic-vs-antarctica/

Sea Museum: Polar Opposites https://www.sea.museum/2019/09/24/polar-opposites-whats-the-difference-between-the-arctic-and-antarctica

Arctic Transportation

Brittanical: Arctic Transportation https://www.britannica.com/place/Arctic/Transportation

Antarctic Vehicles http://jalopnik.com/5379341/the-land-vehicles-of-antarctica/

Arctic Tracks https://www.arctictracks.com/hagglunds-bv206/

U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit https://toolkit.climate.gov/regions/alaska-and-arctic/arctic-development-and-transport

First Peoples of Canada historical transportation of the Inuit http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/fp_groups/fp_inuit4.html

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