Antarctica Research Matrix

Multiple
Intelligences
Blooms Taxonomy: Six Thinking Levels
Knowing
Undestanding !pplying !nalysing "eating #valuating
$e%al
I enjoy reading,
writing & speaking
Choose a significant explorer in
Antarctica and eseach.
Orally express your understanding of:
An animal of the !ntactic in the
form of a AI!" poem and read to
teacher.
#escri$e % animals of the !ntactic
using adjecti&es.
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+rint your page in colour.
,xplain why the sun rises and sets
only once a year in Antarctica.
Create a protest poster justifying why
tourists should not $e allowed in
Antarctica.
In a - minute speech
argue the positi&e and
negati&e factors for
umans in Antarctica.
Mathematical
I enjoy working with
num$ers & science
.ocate and la$el using an atlas and a
$lank map: ) ice shelf, - eseach
$ases, ) sea, ) ocean and - countries
claim area of Antarctica.
Create a timeline of significant
exploration e&ents in Antarctica.
/ho owns Antarctica0 Create a pie graph
of ownership of Antarctica.
Construct a climatic graph of a station
of your choice.
+redict the climate in Antarctica for the year -))1 A#. +resent you
findings in the form of a concept map. In your findings consider:
the causes, effects and impacts.
Kinaesthetic
I enjoy doing hands2
on acti&ities
$isual
I enjoy painting,
drawing and
&isualising
"se mime to descri$e how the
!ntactic food we$ functions.
Choose % clips to watch. .ist -
'esearch the terrain in Antarctica.
points of information and illustrate
each point. .
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#esign two modes of transport and
explain why they are suita$le.
Construct a diorama(model of one
!ntactic ha$itat.
Create a food chain mo$ile. 'efer to:
http:((www.disco&eringantarctica.org.uk(
multimedia(flash(5*eating.html
Create a $oard game a$out Antarctica include wildlife, ecosystems 6i.e. food we$s78 conser&ation.
In&estigate - explorers of the Antarctic #esign a post2card as a &isitor to
and display your findings in the form Antarctica. On one side draw or find
of a cartoon. +ictures that present Antarctica, and on
the other side write to a friend or family
mem$er. Include 1 facts on Antarctica.
Musical
I enjoy making &
listening to music
9ame the sound $ite to the Antarctica
animal. 'efer
http:((www.disco&eringantarctica.org.
uk()*silence.php
Con&ert the 9ational Anthem into a
song that descri$es Antarctica.
'ecord a series of sounds that you think
represent life in Antarctica.
/rite a song comparing and contrasting Australia to
Antarctica.
Imagine you are part of a
team making a one minute
trailer for a mo&ie $ased in
Antarctica on +enguins.
Choose a mo&ie clip and a
soundtrack, and then write
a script for your trailer.
'efer
http:((www.disco&eringant
arctica.org.uk()*trailer.php
/rite a song a$out the
expedition of :#ouglas
;awson<.
Intepesonal
I enjoy working with
others
In pairs name all the stations in
Antarctica and locate them on a $lank
map of Antarctica.
In a group 6%257 eseach and outline
what types of scientific eseach is
currently occurring in Antarctica.
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In a group 6%257 write a report on why
the !ntactic =reaty was negotiated.
In pairs analyse the pro$lems that :mankind< is
causing for the animal population in Antarctica.
In a group of 5 #e$ate on
the topic: :>hould
Antarctica $e preser&ed
or conser&ed0<
Intapesonal
I enjoy working $y
myself
>tate all the different types of animals
found in Antarctica.
#escri$e how you would feel working
in isolation in Antarctica. /rite this in
journal entry form.
/hat is hypothermia0 Create a list of
clothes and e?uipment you will need to
sur&i&e the harsh !ntactic weather. =he
list must include at least )1 items, and a
description as to why you chose them.
Identify future pro$lems in Antarctica for its
wildlife8 consider o@one depletion, commercial
whaling. +resent your findings as a newspaper
article.
Conduct Internet eseach
on the following site and
write a information report
a$out an animal of
Antarctica:
http:((www.disco&eringant
arctica.org.uk(index.php