Supercool Svalbard Learning Objective To describe features of
Supercool Svalbard!
Learning Objective • To describe features of a Polar Region Success Criteria • To locate Svalbard on a map. • To understand key features e. g. climate, lifestyle, ecosystem etc • To create a fact file about Svalbard. .
Longyearbyen This photograph is of a place called Longyearbyen in the Svalbard Islands (Latitude 79°N) which are in the Arctic Circle. It is the middle of the day! The sun has not risen at all today and people living here won’t see the sun again for another 4 months! Think of five questions about this photograph. Who? What? Why? Where? When? Photo courtesy of linznix (@flickr. com) - granted under creative commons licence – attribution
Road sign? Look at this road sign. Can you guess Where it would be? What does it mean? Fun fact… in Svalbard, there are more polar bears than people!
Where is Svalbard? Has anyone heard of Svalbard? https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=0 Xff 5 Wt 6 X 70 -Make a note of facts about Svalbard as you watch the video clip. -Discuss: How is Svalbard different to the UK? How is living in Svalbard different to living in the UK?
Svalbard Climate Graph Can you think of one fact that you have learnt this lesson for each letter of the word…. S V A L B A R D
Tasks: -Read information texts about Svalbard. (1, 2, 3 and 4 star challenges) -Highlight key facts from the text. -Present facts about Svalbard in a method of choice. E. g. Power. Point, poster, leaflet or Fact File. (Blank template provided)
- Slides: 7