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A Voyage To Antarctica Grade 6 Created by: Miss Adrianne Shultis

A Voyage To Antarctica Grade 6 Created by: Miss Adrianne Shultis. Topic & Theme. ~This Virtual Field Trip will identify who discovered Antarctica, as well as when they discovered it. Learning Standard. ~Grade 6 New York State Social Studies: Standard 3 – Geography

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A Voyage To Antarctica Grade 6 Created by: Miss Adrianne Shultis

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  1. A Voyage To Antarctica Grade 6 Created by: Miss Adrianne Shultis

  2. Topic & Theme ~This Virtual Field Trip will identify who discovered Antarctica, as well as when they discovered it.

  3. Learning Standard ~Grade 6 New York State Social Studies: Standard 3 – Geography • Geography can be divided into six essential elements which can be used to analyze important historic, geographic, economic, and environmental questions and issues. These six elements include: the spatial terms, places, and regions, physical settings, human systems, environment and society, and the use of geography.

  4. Student Outcomes Students will be able to: -explain how and when the first people discovered Antarctica. -describe where Antarctica is located on earth.

  5. Let’s take a trip to… Antarctica! This website will show you a current picture of Antarctica. It is updated every hour during daylight! Casey Station Webcam - Australian Antarctic Division

  6. Facts about Antarctica & what it looks like from space! Antarctica is: -1.4 times bigger than the United States. -the southern most continent on Earth. -it also has the lowest recorded temperature on Earth at -128.6 degrees Fahrenheit. -many people visit Antarctica, but no one lives their permanently. Visible Earth: Antarctica

  7. Who was the first person to discover Antarctica? In 1820 a man named Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen was the first person to spot the land of Antarctica. In 1823, John Davis was the first person to land on Antarctica. Antarctica: Timeline

  8. Explorers of Antarctica There were three main explorers who visited Antarctica by ship. ~Roald Amundsen, December 1911 ~Robert Falcon Scott, December 1911 ~Sir Ernest Shackleton, first in 1901-1902, second in 1907-1909, and his third excursion on the Endurance in 1915. Antarctica: Explorers

  9. A Video of Shackleton’s Voyage on the Endurance.NOVA Online | Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance | Voyage of Endurance | PBS

  10. Shackleton’s Voyage Escape from Antarctica Like Shackleton

  11. Were you successful on your voyage to Antarctica?

  12. Who, When, & Where ? ~Who were some of the first explorers of Antarctica? ~When did the first person land on Antarctica? ~Where is Antarctica located on Earth?

  13. Who were some of the first explorers of Antarctica? ~Roald Amundsen, December 1911 ~Robert Falcon Scott, December 1911 ~Sir Ernest Shackleton, first in 1901-1902, second in 1907-1909, and his third excursion on the Endurance in 1915.

  14. When did the first person land on Antarctica? ~In 1823, John Davis was the first person to land on Antarctica.

  15. Where is Antarctica located on Earth? ~the southern most continent on Earth.

  16. Questions?

  17. Resources http://www-new.aad.gov.au/asset/webcams/casey/ http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215022/timeline.htm http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215022/explorers.htm http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/shackleton/1914/endurance.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/viewing/2906_shacklet.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/shackleton/navigate/escapewave.html http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_set.php?categoryID=5189

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