|Task 1: How
much do you really know about penguins?
1. Click on the links to learn about the penguins habitat, babies, what they eat, and what eats them!
Penguins Around the World
2. Then answer the questions on your worksheet, and see how smart you are.
|Task 2: Did you
know it can get down to -127 degrees in Antarctica? Brrrr!!!
Let's compare the daily temperature in Vostok, Antarctica to our
hometown temperatures to see the difference.
1. Visit the wunderground weather website.
2. Record temperature for Vostok and our hometown daily for two weeks.
3. Go into Microsoft Excel and enter your data to make a bar graph, then print them out for our hallway display.
3: Create your very own
slideshow! Here's your chance to find out more about one specific
type of penguin.
1. Select a type of penguin that you would like to learn more about. As you explore these websites ( Terraquest, Kidzone, Arctic Penguins ), record your information on the Penguin Slideshow Worksheet(Slideshow Worksheet).
2. Now create your 4 slides. Each slide should include: a title, interesting pictures, and a paragraph.
3. Be sure your slideshow is easy to read, spelled correctly and eye-catching because we will be sharing them with fellow classmates on our last day.
4. Now that you've done
your research and finished your slideshow, let's see if you're a
penguin expert! Watch these cool
videos ( To see 3 more videos, type in Keyword: penguins. To see a
penguin go shopping click here!)
and take the interactive
quizzes and see
how you do!! Then color and
penguin for our hallway. Finally, follow
these links to the fun Jigsaw puzzle and a penguin memory
Wildlife in the Antarctic. Adrian, Mary. New York: J. Messner, 1978.
Little Penguin. Benson, Patrick. New York: Philomel Books, 1991.
Penelope Penguin: The Incredibly Good Baby. Bianchi, John. Ontario, Canada: Firefly Books, 1992 (fiction).
A Penguin Year. Bonners, Susan. New York: Delacorte Press, 1981 (fiction).
Antarctica. Cowcher, Helen. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1990.
Penguin. Davis, Lloyd Spencer. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1994.
Emperor Penguin. Deguine, Jean-Claude. Battleboro, Vermont: Stephen Greene Press, 1974.
Penguins Live Here. Eberle, Irmengarde. New York: Doubleday, 1975.
Hector Penguin. Fatio, Louise. New York: McGraw, 1973 (fiction).
Hector and Christina. Fatio, Louise. New York: McGraw, 1977 (fiction).Peter the Penguin, Phil Whittinton, Avian Demography Unit (2001)