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Project Arctic Adventure
A Scavenger Hunt for Fifth Grade

created by: Ms. Rabinowitz and Fifth Grade Teachers

Updated March 2005

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Fifth Grade Project: Project Arctic Adventure Scavenger Hunt (Part 1)
Integrating Technology into the Social Studies Curriculum

 :     Location:            

1.       Where is the Arctic Circle? http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/polar/arctic.htm
 

2.     What countries are in included in the Arctic Circle?
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/polar/arctic.htm  
 

:     Climate:

  1. What is the climate like in the Arctic? http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/polar/arctic.htm
     
  1. What is the weather like today in the Arctic Circle? Visit this site: http://www.athropolis.com/map2.htm Choose one place in the Arctic Circle? What place did you choose? ______________________ Click on the yellow dot near the place you chose, what is the temperature there?_________________
     
  2. What is it like in the summer? http://www.saskschools.ca/%7Egregory/arctic/Aintro.html  
    (Scroll down to “WEATHER”)
     
  1. What is it like in the winter? http://www.saskschools.ca/%7Egregory/arctic/Aintro.html (Scroll down to “WEATHER”)
     
  1. How many hours of daylight are there in the summer? http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/polar/arctic.htm
     
  1. How many hours of daylight are there in the winter? http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/polar/arctic.htm
     
  1. Is the ground always frozen? http://www.saskschools.ca/%7Egregory/arctic/Aintro.html
    (Scroll down to The Land)

 

:     Animals/Plants

1.       Name five animals that are found in the Arctic? Pick one animal and give three facts.


*http://www.saskschools.ca/%7Egregory/arctic/Awildlife.html
*http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/arcticanimals.shtml

 

2.     Name five plants that are found in the Arctic? Pick one and give three facts.

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http://www.saskschools.ca/%7Egregory/arctic/Aplants.html

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http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/tundra/plants/stark.htm

 

:     People/Culture

 Find out what native people live in the Arctic areas of the United States. Visit the sites:

*http://www.saskschools.ca/%7Egregory/arctic/Aintro.html

*http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761577860
 

Answer the following questions:

1. What is their everyday like?
2. What do they eat?
3. What do they wear?
4. What are their homes like?
5. Do they go to school?
6. How do they support themselves?
7. What kind of transportation do they use?
8. What do they do for fun?
9. What religions do they practice?

 

 

Extra (If you complete your hunt)

http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/game/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northpole2001/competitions/arctic_competition.shtml

http://www.cnn.com/video/indepth/2001/02/02/icerun.a.cmp.cnn.html

 

Sites for Research about Wolves
 


Learn what different wolf postures mean!
http://www.timberwolfinformation.org/kidsonly/posture/postures.htm

What is in a howl?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/wolves/howl.html
 

Arctic Wolf

bullet Arctic Wolf - profile of these animals with pictures.
bullet Arctic Wolf - Canis Lupus Arctos - brief description and drawing of this animal from the Canadian Museum of Nature.
bullet Arctic Wolf Photographs - see pictures of these wolves in their natural setting.
bullet Arctic Wolves and Their Prey - essay about these wolves, their habitat and range, and the author's research experiences.
bullet Enchanted Learning: Arctic Wolf - description, labeled diagram, and print-out of this breed of wolf.
bullet SchoolWorld Endangered Species Project: Arctic Wolf - description of this wolf species and the problems it faces.
bullet SFC: Arctic Wolf - check out this student report on the Arctic wolf, its life cycle, shelter and environment, habits, adaptations, and appearance. Also includes student drawings of these wolves.

 

Gray Wolves:

bullet http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/animals/species/4030.html
bullet http://mexicanwolf.fws.gov/Kids/kidfact.htm
bullet http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/wolf.html
bullet http://home.globalcrossing.net/~brendel/wolf.html
bullet http://www.bear-tracker.com/wolves.html
bullet http://www.fws.gov/midwest/wolf/
bullet http://www.desertusa.com/mag98/mar/papr/du_mexwolf.html
bullet http://www.sierraclub.org/lewisandclark/species/wolf.asp
bullet http://library.thinkquest.org/11234/graywolf.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0114
bullet http://www.npca.org/wildlife_protection/wildlife_facts/wolf.asp
bullethttp://www.wolftracker.com/

 

Red Wolves:

bullet http://www.fieldtripearth.org/div_index.xml?id=2 
bullet http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/animals/species/6633.html
bullethttp://www.redwolf.org/
bulletRed Wolf - information on the animal's habitat, diet, and range, from the Wild Ones.
bullet Red Wolf (Canis Rufus) - page of facts about these endangered species from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Includes some drawings and a picture.
bulletRed Wolf - Species Survival Program - explains how the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma, Washington is helping with the red wolf conservation program.
bullet Red Wolf Facts - find out how these animals that were once hunted to the brink of extinction have been bred and released into the wild.
bulletRed Wolves Info - species card from the Henson Robinson Zoo with some pictures.
bulletRed Wolves of Alligator River - part of an interactive project to preserve and study the Red Wolf in North Carolina. Check out photos, journal entries, and info about wolves in our culture.

 

Ethiopian Wolfe

bullet http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/133.shtml
bullet http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Canis_simensis.html
bullet http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/133.shtml

 

Timber Wolfe

bullet http://www.timberwolfinformation.org/gallery/gallery.htm
bullet Animal Profiles: Wolf (Timber) - profile from the World Wildlife Fund that discusses this wolf's family life, hunting in packs, and more.
bullet Eastern Timber Wolf - profile of this wolf from Kids' Planet.
bullet Protecting the Wild Ones: Timber Wolf - photos and lots of information on these endangered wolves.
bulletTimber Wolf Information Network - increases public awareness and acceptance of the wolf in its natural habitat and its role in the environment.