"Antarctic Wildlife" Art & Nature-Science Unit

Take a trip south to the frozen land of Antarctica with this fascinating Art & Nature-Science Unit, which contains over 90 pages full of colorful pictures and information. Discover a whole continent you probably know very little about: Antarctica.

Here’s what you can do with this nature unit, either for your pleasure or for your homeschool art and science program:

• See photos of Antarctica’s incredible scenery
• Learn about its history from the whaling industry to today’s scientific research stations and booming tourist business
• Enjoy and discuss paintings of Antarctic sunsets
• Learn about the world’s lowest recorded temperature, temperatures at the South Pole, and ice 15,000 feet thick
• Learn what continents and nations are closest to the South Pole
• Look at photos taken at the South Pole, including the official sign post, and scientists at play
• Learn about ozone depletion and how it affects the South Pole
• Follow links to videos for a tour of Antarctica and to experience nature there
• Discover the creatures that live in Antarctica, including penguins, seals, and whales
• Get to know about and recognize the 5 main Antarctic penguins, with photos, facts, coloring pages and videos
• See where different penguin species live on a habitat map of Antarctica
• Search for the world’s 17 different types of penguins in a fun wordsearch
• Find a form to fill out to help kids write their own penguin “U-reports”
• Match real snowflake photos - beware, they are deceptively alike, yet not identical
• Color some gorgeous snowflake designs - and glitter them to make snowflake ornaments
• Penguin mazes, bookmark, and a word puzzles activity page
• Learn about whales that literally sing and dance in the wild, in their watery home - and see videos of whales singing
• Discover the world’s largest and second largest animals - whales that feed in Antarctica
• Learn about Orca communication and social lives
• Read the story of 2 special Orca encounters by the author, with photos and video
• Follow our family on assignment to photograph Arctic and Antarctic wildlife at Sea World in San Diego
• Learn about an Antarctic porpoise and an Antarctic dolphin, and color them
• Discover the world of the albatross, with the largest wingspan of any bird, and color it in breathtaking scenery
• Find the names of 29 different Antarctic birds
• Discover 6 different Antarctic seals through photos, stories, and facts, then color them and solve seal mazes
• Antarctic mammal word search with names of Antarctic seals and whales, plus words to unscramble
• Use our penguin and seal cutouts for your notebook or reports - or use them as cookie cutters!

So get ready to be inspired! Download this book and get started on your Art & Nature-Science Unit on Antarctic Wildlife today!

Originally published as issue #10 of the popular Artistic Nature Magazine, now out of print. The editor wrote for The Teaching Home *magazine for 8 years.