Simulation

Simulation

Procedures for Using the Simulation

Introductory Activity

Developing a Definition/Freewrite

Citing Electronic Sources MLA Style

Research Summaries

Pre-Interview Conference Sheet

Post-Interview Conference Sheet

Student Worksheet to Write the Debate / Discussion Position Notes

Final Evaluation of Antarctica: 90 Degrees South

Fact-Finding Teams

Collaboration

Fact-Finding Team
Ecology

The mission of your group is to

1. Find the answers to the questions listed below.You may use books, periodical resources, the Internet or the Antarctica: 90 Degrees South video titled I Thought Penguins Could Fly about the biology and ecology of the continent.

2. Make a presentation of your findings to the class. You may use whatever media you choose for your presentation. Think about how YOU learn best.

3. Make a handout of the important findings of your group to distribute to the rest of the class. Be sure to cite your sources.

Questions -- Ecology

• How do non-living (abiotic) factors like climate and terrain and their interactions affect what lives in Antarctica?

• Develop a food chain for the Antarctic environment:

• • Who are the producers?

  • Who are the first, second and third level of consumers?
    

• How does location on the Antarctic continent affect the ecosystems and the life that exists there? (Consider the Antarctic Peninsula and Greater Antarctica.)

Resources

Origins: Antarctica
http://www.exploratorium.edu/origins/antarctica/ideas/fish.html

Penguin Adaptations
http://octopus.gma.org/surfing/antarctica/penguin.html

Extreme sensitivity of Antarctic marine invertebrates to environmental change
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/BAS_Science/Highlights/
2000/invertebrates.html

Antarctic Wildlife: Adapting to the Cold
http://www.quarkexpeditions.com/antarctica/wildlife.shtml

Glacier Glossary
http://nsidc.org/glaciers/glossary/ablation.html

The Weather & Climate of Antarctica
http://www.gdargaud.net/Antarctica/MeteoDdU.html

Antarctic Winds and the Wind Chill Factor
http://www.antarcticconnection.com/antarctic/weather/wind.shtml

Katabatic Winds & Anabatic Winds
http://hpccsun.unl.edu/nebraska/stuproj/ametf99/wenzl/katabatic.html

Antarctic Winds Vital to Global Sea Life
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/coldscience/
sun/2001-01-30-katabatic-winds.htm

Frequently Asked Questions About Antarctic Weather
http://www.antarcticconnection.com/antarctic/weather/faq.shtml