The teacher information sheets provide complete directions for a lesson on the poles. You will need to enlarge the sheet of animals that live at the poles to use for whole-class discussion. Briefly, you will be telling your class about the weather and about life at each pole, using the enlarged picture to demonstrate which animals live at each pole. You will also explain that people who live at the North Pole must wear heavy, protective clothing. Following discussion, students can make paper and craft stick compasses and practice facing the four directions.
Students can also cut and paste heavy clothing onto the figure provided on the activity sheet.
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