Where Are the Poles?
Know that Earth has a North Pole and a South Pole — the two coldest places on the planet — and be able to find them on a globe, understanding that they are at the very top and very bottom of the Earth, as far from the Equator as possible
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“If you hand your child a globe, can they point to the North Pole and the South Pole and tell you they're the coldest places on Earth?”
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- Activity. Know that Earth has a North Pole and a South Pole — the two coldest places on the planet — and be able to find them on a globe, understanding that they are at the very top and very bottom of the Earth, as far from the Equator as possible
What to notice. Point to the North Pole and South Pole on a globe or world map • Explain that the poles are the coldest places on Earth because they are farthest from the Equator • State that the North Pole is at the top and the South Pole is at the bottom of the Earth
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If you hand your child a globe, can they point to the North Pole and the South Pole and tell you they're the coldest places on Earth?
Know that Earth has a North Pole and a South Pole — the two coldest places on the planet — and be able to find them on a globe, understanding that they are at the very top and very bottom of the Earth, as far from the Equator as possible
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- Point to the North Pole and South Pole on a globe or world map
- Explain that the poles are the coldest places on Earth because they are farthest from the Equator
- State that the North Pole is at the top and the South Pole is at the bottom of the Earth
“If you hand your child a globe, can they point to the North Pole and the South Pole and tell you they're the coldest places on Earth?”
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- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Polar Regions
- Age range
- Ages 5–7