Brave Polar Explorers
Know simple stories of brave polar explorers — Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen who raced to the South Pole, and Ernest Shackleton whose ship Endurance was crushed by ice but who brought all his men home safely — and understand that polar exploration required incredible courage and endurance
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Can your child tell you the story of explorers who went to the South Pole — like Scott and Amundsen's race, or Shackleton whose ship got trapped in the ice but who saved all his crew?
Know simple stories of brave polar explorers — Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen who raced to the South Pole, and Ernest Shackleton whose ship Endurance was crushed by ice but who brought all his men home safely — and understand that polar exploration required incredible courage and endurance
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Check understanding
- Name at least two polar explorers: Scott, Amundsen, or Shackleton
- Tell the basic story of Scott and Amundsen's race to the South Pole in simple terms
- Describe what happened to Shackleton's ship Endurance and how he brought his crew home safely
“Can your child tell you the story of explorers who went to the South Pole — like Scott and Amundsen's race, or Shackleton whose ship got trapped in the ice but who saved all his crew?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Polar Regions
- Age range
- Ages 5–7