All about the Arctic and Antarctic

We've been learning all about the North and South Poles! Below are some questions to ask your child:



• What notable animal lives in Antarctica? Penguins 
• Can they fly? No. They swim instead.
• What kind of animals are penguins, and how do you know? They are birds. They have feathers and lay eggs. 
• Penguins gather in large groups - what are these called? Rookeries
• Which are the tallest of all penguins? Emperor Penguins at four feet tall
• When people travel through the snow, they sometimes build a temporary shelter rather than pitch a tent. What is it called and what is it made of? Igloos; snow & ice
• How do people sometimes travel in the Arctic? Dog sled
• What is the difference between glaciers and icebergs? Glaciers are mountains of ice. Icebergs are large pieces of ice floating in the ocean that break from the glaciers.
• What beautiful lights can you see in the Arctic sky? Northern Lights or aurora borealis
• How many seasons do they have in the Arctic and Antarctica? Two: Summer and Winter (6 months of daylight in the summer and 6 months of darkness in the winter.)
• How many seasons do we have? Four: Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall