If you think it's cold outside where you are, you should try living in the coldest place on Earth: Antarctica! Learn why it's a desert even though it's very cold, and about awesome animals like seals and penguins.
Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castañeda (she/her/they/them)
Teachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!
First Grade Next Generation Science Standards
Disciplinary Core Idea:
ESS1.A: The Universe and its Stars - Patterns of the motion of the sun, moon, and stars in the sky can be observed, described, and predicted. (1-ESS1-1)
Performance Expectation:
1-ESS1-1 Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
Second Grade Next Generation Science Standards
Disciplinary Core Ideas:
LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans - There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water (2-LS4-1).
ESS2.B: Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions - Maps show where things are located. One can map the shapes and kinds of land and water in any area (2-ESS2-2).
ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes - Water is found in the ocean, rivers, lakes, and ponds. Water exists as solid ice and in liquid form (2-ESS2-3).
Performance Expectations:
2-LS4-1. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
2-ESS2-2 Develop a model to represent the shapes and kinds of land and bodies of water in an area.
2-ESS2-3 Obtain information to identify where water is found on Earth and that it can be solid or liquid.
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SOURCES:
https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Antarctica/352760
https://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/antarctica.html
https://www.aurora-expeditions.com/blog/are-there-polar-bears-in-antarctica/#:~:text=Bears%20have%20spread%20across%20the,struggle%20to%20migrate%20to%20Antarctica.
Images:
https://www.gettyimages.com
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wostok-Station_core32.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:McMurdo_Station.jpg
https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/899567
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