The Arctic Tundra
Know what the Arctic tundra is — a vast, treeless landscape with permafrost (permanently frozen ground) just below the surface, a very short growing season in summer when mosses, lichens, and tough grasses burst into life, and home to caribou/reindeer, musk oxen, lemmings, and snowy owls
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Does your child know what tundra is — the huge flat landscape near the Arctic with no trees, frozen ground underneath, and short summers where everything bursts into life?
Know what the Arctic tundra is — a vast, treeless landscape with permafrost (permanently frozen ground) just below the surface, a very short growing season in summer when mosses, lichens, and tough grasses burst into life, and home to caribou/reindeer, musk oxen, lemmings, and snowy owls
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- Describe the tundra as a treeless landscape with permafrost (permanently frozen ground) beneath the surface
- Explain that the tundra has a very short summer growing season when mosses, lichens, and grasses grow quickly
- Name at least three tundra animals: caribou/reindeer, musk oxen, lemmings, or snowy owls
“Does your child know what tundra is — the huge flat landscape near the Arctic with no trees, frozen ground underneath, and short summers where everything bursts into life?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Polar Regions
- Age range
- Ages 7–9