The Polar Oceans
Explore the icy landscape of the polar regions and learn more about the wonderful marine ecosystems that make these locations so unique in this immersive course.
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Pre-Course Survey
Course Objectives
FREE PREVIEWNext Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
NGSS: Next Generation Science Standards
Video: Introducing an Expert on Polar Migration
Knowledge Check: Who is Andy?
Video: The BIG Picture
Brainstorm with Andy!
Video: What? Why? Who?
Activity: Photo Hunt!
Assignment: Migration Madness
NGSS: Next Generation Science Standards
Video: Two Types of Whales - Part 1
Knowledge Check: Feeding
Video: Two Types of Whales - Part 2
Knowledge Check: Toothed vs Baleen Whales
Brainstorm with Andy!
VIDEO: Whale Migration
Knowledge Check: Why Do Whales Migrate?
Brainstorm with Andy!
Video: Whales and Science!
Activity: Calling All Curious Minds!
NGSS: Next Generation Science Standards
Brainstorm with Andy!
Video: The King of the Arctic
Knowledge Check: Polar Bears 101
Video: Hunting
Knowledge Check: Polar Bear Grub
Polar Bears : Growing Up in the Wild Arctic
Activity: Tiny Polar Bear Cubs
NGSS: Next Generation Science Standards
Video: A Season in Antarctica
Activity: Criminal Penguins
Video: Distribution and Evolution
Knowledge Check: Ancient Penguins
Video: Adaptations
Brainstorm with Andy!
Knowledge Check: Predators and Prey
Brainstorm with Andy!
Video: Penguin Health = Ocean Health
Activity: Problem & Solution
Activity: MPAs
(Optional) TED Talk: Pay Attention to Penguins with Dr. Boersma
(Optional) Bird Rescue - Success Stories!
NGSS: Next Generation Science Standards
Brainstorm with Andy!
Video: Types & Global Distribution
Knowledge Check: Ocean Connections
Video: Antarctic Pinnipeds
Knowledge Check: Vocalizations
Video: Arctic Pinnipeds
Knowledge Check: Behavior
Brainstorm with Andy!
Video: Pinnipeds & Our Changing Climate
Activity: Pinnipeds - Polar Poster Child
NGSS : Next Generation Science Standards
Video: Who's Eating Who?
Knowledge Check: Food Webs vs. Food Chains
Brainstorm with Andy!
Video: Photosynthesis
Knowledge Check: Photosynthesis
Brainstorm with Andy!
Video: Antarctic vs. Arctic Food Webs
Activity: Land and Sea
(Optional) Activity: Oceans and Me(me)
NGSS: Next Generation Science Standards
Brainstorm with Andy!
Video: Fasting, Migration & Hibernation
Knowledge Check: Polar Patterns
Brainstorm with Andy!
Video: Blubber & Fur
Lab: Blubber Glove
Video: Blood
Activity: Seals and Cycles
NGSS: Next Generation Science Standards
Video: Polar Glaciers & Polar Sea Ice
Activity: Compare and Contrast
Video: Glaciers vs Sea Ice...What's the Difference?
Lab: Mini Glaciers
Knowledge Check: Glaciers vs. Sea Ice
Video: The Importance of Glaciers & Sea Ice
Activity: Adapting to Sea Level Rise
(Optional) Extra Resources
NGSS: Next Generation Science Standards
Video: Past
Brainstorm with Andy!
Video: Present
Brainstorm with Andy!
Video: Future
Knowledge Check: Science and the Poles
Activity: Reflection
NGSS: Next Generation Science Standards
Video: What Is Climate Change?
Brainstorm with Andy!
Video: Climate Change & The Poles
Knowledge Check: Climate Change
Video: Climate Action
Activity: Climate Solutions and YOU
Final Assignment: I Can Make a Difference
From Andy: Bon Voyage!
For Students: Post-Course Survey
For Parents/Educators: Post-Course Survey
Video: Amazing People Who Contributed to This Course
Amanda Dalsgaard
Gaby Pilson
Phil Hunter