Animals
This bird is commonly found in Antarctica and cannot fly but swims very well.
What is a Penguin?
This high-energy preserved food used by explorers is made from dried meat and fat (one word)
What is Pemmican?
About what percent of Earth’s ice is in Antarctica?
What is 90%?
The Antarctic Treaty says Antarctica must be used for peace and this activity involving learning.
What is Science?
Antarctica has no native human population. True or False?
True
These large marine mammals often hunt in Antarctic waters and breathe air through blowholes.
What is a whale?
Name a warming stew mentioned that explorers or station crews might eat.
What is Hoosh?
True or False: Melting Antarctic ice can raise sea levels around the world.
What is True?
Scientists study weather and these large ocean animals in Antarctic waters (give one example)
What are whales, seals, or penguins?
Name one place or feature people visit in Antarctica to see wildlife or ice (two words or fewer).
What is the penguin colony, ice shelf?
Name one way Antarctic animals stay warm (give one clear example).
What is thick blubber, dense feathers, or huddling?
Give two reasons foods for Antarctic trips must be high-energy and easy to store.
What is food must last long trips and provide lots of calories to stay warm?
What is an iceberg?
What is A large piece of freshwater ice broken from a glacier or ice shelf that floats in the ocean?
Why is international cooperation important for Antarctic research? Give one clear reason.
What is Countries share resources and data to solve big problems and keep activities peaceful?
What does being a “global citizen” mean when protecting places like Antarctica?
What is Helping protect and care for places even if we don’t live there?
This animal often hauls out on ice and has flippers and whiskers to find food.
What are seals and walruses?
Which treat from the list is good for warming up and cheering people on cold days?
What is Chocolate?
Explain in one sentence how melting Antarctic ice could affect someone who lives far away.
What is Melting adds water to the ocean, raising sea levels and increasing coastal flooding for people far away?
Name one reason food must be easy to store at research stations (one sentence).
What is Resupply is difficult; food must resist spoilage in cold and during long voyages?
Suggest one respectful behavior tourists should follow when visiting Antarctica.
What is Stay on marked paths, don’t feed or touch wildlife, and pack out all trash?
Explain briefly how penguins and seals are part of a food web in Antarctica (one or two sentences)
What is penguins eat fish; seals eat fish and sometimes penguin chicks; changes to food sources affect both groups?
Explain one reason recipe art should show clear ingredients and steps for polar expedition food (one sentence).
What is Clear ingredients and steps help quick, safe preparation in small, cold kitchens?
Give two facts that support the statement: Antarctica is cold, dry, and windy.
What is It is extremely cold, receives very little precipitation (so dry), and experiences strong winds?
Describe one way research in Antarctica helps people in other countries (one or two sentences).
What is the ice core and climate research help predict global climate change and future sea-level rise?
Explain how a class artwork project about Antarctica can teach cooperation and facts (one or two sentences).
What is Making group artwork shows teamwork, reinforces facts, and models global cooperation?