Antarctica: Regions Gr. 5-8

Antarctica: Regions Gr. 5-8
Author: Irene Evagelelis and David McAleese
Publisher: Classroom Complete Press
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2016-07-01
Genre:
ISBN: 0228300436

**This is the chapter slice "Regions Gr. 5-8" from the full lesson plan "Antarctica"** Go on an exhibition to the South Pole as you explore the harsh climate of Antarctica. Study the ice, atmosphere, magnetic field, and greenhouse effect over this vast continent. Draw the locations of research stations inhabiting Antarctica. Understand how Antarctica's temperatures can result in surface ice two miles thick. Become a scientist and research the atmosphere above Antarctica. Find ways in which scientists move around Antarctica without roads or highways. Compare Antarctica's active volcano, Mt. Erebus, with others found around the world, like Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Vesuvius. View the continent as seen from Earth with a globe view map. Aligned to your State Standards and the Five Themes of Geography, additional maps, crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included.

Antarctica: Location Gr. 5-8

Antarctica: Location Gr. 5-8
Author: Irene Evagelelis and David McAleese
Publisher: Classroom Complete Press
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2016-07-01
Genre:
ISBN: 0228300398

**This is the chapter slice "Location Gr. 5-8" from the full lesson plan "Antarctica"** Go on an exhibition to the South Pole as you explore the harsh climate of Antarctica. Study the ice, atmosphere, magnetic field, and greenhouse effect over this vast continent. Draw the locations of research stations inhabiting Antarctica. Understand how Antarctica's temperatures can result in surface ice two miles thick. Become a scientist and research the atmosphere above Antarctica. Find ways in which scientists move around Antarctica without roads or highways. Compare Antarctica's active volcano, Mt. Erebus, with others found around the world, like Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Vesuvius. View the continent as seen from Earth with a globe view map. Aligned to your State Standards and the Five Themes of Geography, additional maps, crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included.

Exploring Antarctica, Grades 5 - 8

Exploring Antarctica, Grades 5 - 8
Author: Michael Kramme, Ph.D.
Publisher: Mark Twain Media
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2012-01-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1580376215

Presents an introduction to the history, geography, and culture of Antarctica, offering a variety of reading selections and activities for students in grades five through eight.

Antarctica Gr. 5-8

Antarctica Gr. 5-8
Author: Irene Evagelelis
Publisher: Classroom Complete Press
Total Pages: 61
Release: 2007-03-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1553199545

Go on an exhibition to the South Pole as you explore the harsh climate of Antarctica. Study the ice, atmosphere, magnetic field, and greenhouse effect over this vast continent. Draw the locations of research stations inhabiting Antarctica. Understand how Antarctica's temperatures can result in surface ice two miles thick. Become a scientist and research the atmosphere above Antarctica. Find ways in which scientists move around Antarctica without roads or highways. Compare Antarctica's active volcano, Mt. Erebus, with others found around the world, like Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Vesuvius. View the continent as seen from Earth with a globe view map. Aligned to your State Standards and the Five Themes of Geography, additional maps, crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included.

South America: Regions Gr. 5-8

South America: Regions Gr. 5-8
Author: Irene Evagelelis and David McAleese
Publisher: Classroom Complete Press
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2016-07-01
Genre:
ISBN: 1773449966

**This is the chapter slice "Regions Gr. 5-8" from the full lesson plan "South America"** Become aware of the endangered environment and wildlife that inhabit South America. Get familiar with the Caribbean Region, one of the world's most sought-after tourist destinations. Describe the relative location of Chile using the features around it. Discover how the Andes Mountains and the Pampas are different. Do some research in the Amazon River, the most famous river in the world. Use the Wildlife Organizer to find the different kinds of wildlife that are unique to the Andes Mountains, the Amazon Rainforest and the Pampas regions. Find information about the subway system in some of South America's largest cities, like Caracas, Venezuela and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Compare an ancient South American civilization with the one that exists there now on the Regions Change Over Time graphic organizer. Locate the countries and capital cities on a political map. Aligned to your State Standards and the Five Themes of Geography, additional maps, crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included.

Antarctica

Antarctica
Author: Mel Friedman
Publisher: C. Press/F. Watts Trade
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Antarctica
ISBN: 9780531218266

Describes the continent of Antarctica, its geographical features, visitors, and animals.

Asia: Regions Gr. 5-8

Asia: Regions Gr. 5-8
Author: Irene Evagelelis and David McAleese
Publisher: Classroom Complete Press
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2016-07-01
Genre:
ISBN: 022830038X

**This is the chapter slice "Regions Gr. 5-8" from the full lesson plan "Asia"** Explore the vast landscape that is Asia, the world's largest continent. Find and label the Gobi Desert, Himalayas mountain range and Mekong Delta on a map of Asia. Find out how the city of Mumbai's location affected how it developed as a city. Record information about your chosen country in a flow chart graphic organizer. Learn how China's landscape is being changed by the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River. Interview your parents to find out where your family originated, how and when they moved about, and how they eventually came to live in your present home. Compare an ancient Asian civilization with the one that exists there now on the Regions Change Over Time organizer. Look at the Asian continent on a world map to compare its location to the rest of the world. Aligned to your State Standards and the Five Themes of Geography, additional maps, crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included.

Conservation: Ocean Water Resources: What Is Salt Water? Gr. 5-8

Conservation: Ocean Water Resources: What Is Salt Water? Gr. 5-8
Author: George Graybill
Publisher: Classroom Complete Press
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2017-05-11
Genre:
ISBN: 1771679662

**This is the chapter slice "What Is Salt Water? Gr. 5-8" from the full lesson plan "Conservation: Ocean Water Resources"** The oceans contain 97% of the Earth's water, cover 71% of its surface, and hold 50-80% of all life on the planet. Our resource explores the importance of conserving this vast area. Design a board game that illustrates the effects of climate change on Earth's oceans. See how the water cycle explains why most of Earth's salt water is found in the oceans. Find out how climate change will affect ocean currents, resulting in a dramatic change to the farming and fishing industries. Explain how an increase in human population can cause some salt lakes to shrink. Conduct a case study on a container ship that lost several containers in a storm in the north Pacific Ocean. Make your own salt water to represent Earth's oceans and experience what it would be like to visit them. Get tips on what we can do to help protect ocean water. Written to Bloom's Taxonomy and STEAM initiatives, additional hands-on activities, graphic organizers, crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included.