At-Home Activities: Polar Quest - Discover Natural Wonders
November 30 – December 4

Workshop Classes Activities
Craft – Northern Lights
Key Points – Polar Natural Wonders
Collaborative – Sea Ice Experiment
Language Arts – Oil Drilling Debate
Math/Logic – Polar Temperatures
Prepare for Adventure – Telegraph Science
Big Activity – Aurora Science Project
Movement - Freeze Tag
At-Home Activities
See a suggested week schedule at https://www.celebrationeducation.com/single-post/free-curriculum
Materials
various fiction and non-fiction books that relate to the poles
journal or lined paper
die
index cards or blank post cards
toothpicks
Styrofoam balls, gum drops, jelly beans, and/or mini marshmallows
Reading
Various fiction and non-fiction books that relate to the poles
Writing
Copywork
“The Titanic hit the iceberg not because they could not see it coming but because they could not change direction.” - Dean Devlin
“When I look at the northern lights ... I see our ancestors dancing around a sacred fire, lighting the way for us when it's time for us to cross over from this physical world and join them.” - Molly Larkin
Language arts lesson
A how-to piece tells how to do something in step-by-step sequence. Here are six steps to follow when you write a how-to piece.
Choose something you have done many times.
Think about how you do it.
Make a list of all the things you do.
Review your list to make sure you haven’t left anything out.
Rewrite your list into numbered steps.
See if a friend can follow the steps.
Writing Activity
Write a how-to piece on something. You can write about how to wrap a present, how to make a sandwich, or how to bathe a dog, etc.
Journaling
If I was stranded in the South Pole, I would want a trunk with these things in it...