Fill In Sentences:

Antarctica

INSTRUCTIONS:

Fill in each blank box with the word from the above list that best completes the sentence.

fabirc

synthetic

overlay

analyze

filter

survival

camouflage

core

former

Aquatic

organism

minor

chaotic

secrete

radiate

1. insects have special ways of breathing underwater.

2. The huge birthday party was because all the children were running around and shouting.

3. Many frogs and toads of the tropics powerful poisons from their skin to discourage possible predators.

4. A cut does not take a long time to heal.

5. The captain made sure there was enough food on his ship to ensure through the long months at sea.

6. The water in a mountain hot spring will enough natural heat to melt any snow that falls.

7. The scales of some reptiles to protect their bodies.

8. Fred held the bug close to his eye so he could closely its wings to see if he could find out how it flew.

9. Certain aquatic plants can wastes out of streams.

10. Ursula felt strange when she visited her school after graduation.

11. At the very center of the sun is the intensely hot , where most of its energy is produced.

12. The human being is a complicated , made up of many parts that work together to keep us alive.

13. We don’t use plant indigo to dye things blue naturally, because a cheaper blue dye that we can make in factories was invented.

14. Cotton is a lightweight that is comfortable to wear in warmer climates.

15. Tigers can themselves in the jungle because their stripes blend in with the trees.

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Definition Matching:

Antarctica

INSTRUCTIONS:

For each vocabulary word in the left column, locate its definition in the right column.
Type the number of the correct definition in the blank before the word.

minor

1. living or growing in water

analyze

2. a state of complete confusion

synthetic

3. to produce a substance

secrete

4. less important or less serious

organism

5. the continuation of life or existence

core

6. to send out or give off something

aquatic

7. to cover part of something; to layer one thing over another

camouflage

8. to examine something carefully in order to understand it

overlap

9. to separate things from a liquid or gas by passing it through a device

former

10. previous or earlier

filter

11. the central part of a celestial body

chaotic

12. a living plant or animal

survival

13. something manufactured or artificial rather than found in nature

fabirc

14. cloth or material

radiate

15. to conceal or disguise by using coloring or covering to make animals, people, and objects look like their surroundings

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Crossword:

Antarctica

Words

FABRIC

RADIATE

OVERLAP

CAMOUFLAGE

FORMER

CHAOTIC

SURVIVAL

SYNTHETIC

SECRETE

ORGANISM

AQUATIC

FILTER

ANALYZE

MINOR

CORE

Across

2. something manufactured or artificial rather than found in nature

4. the continuation of life or existence

5. living or growing in water

6. to examine something carefully in order to understand it

12. previous or earlier

13. to separate things from a liquid or gas by passing it through a device

Down

1. to conceal or disguise by using coloring or covering to make animals, people, and objects look like their surroundings

3. a living plant or animal

7. in a state of complete confusion

8. to send out or give off something

9. to cover part of something; to layer one thing over another

2. to produce a substance

11. cloth or material

14. less important or less serious

15. the central part of a celestial body

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Unit

Antarctica

All the need-to-know facts about the southernmost continent can be found in Antarctica. For kids who want to explore the Earth’s frozen reaches, sections on animal life, science experiments, and how icebergs form will have them eager to visit one day!

Are you ready to spend six months of the year in total darkness, while enjoying year-round temperatures that average -74°F? If so, welcome to Antarctica – home to only a few thousand other diehards like you. Expecting lots of snowstorms during your stay? You’ll be disappointed; Antarctica gets less precipitation than the Sahara each year, so the snow you actually see is compacted glacial ice that is several years old. Want to learn more fun facts about Antarctica? Kids interested in this mysterious land will love this issue, which is filled with cool (make that freezing) details about the iciest continent on Earth.

Take a look at how massive ice floes form in Antarctic seas, and find out why this land doubles in size in winter. Then it’s time to meet the hardy animals that call this rugged domain home: penguins, penguins, and more penguins. Check out the breeding rites of the Emperor penguin, and learn more about how all species of penguins are uniquely adapted to this harsh climate. Moving on, a summary of the race to the South Pole in the early 20th century will surely inspire young explorers. Also featured are details of other expeditions to Antarctica; for kids who are science-minded, a tour of the many experiments undertaken at the continent’s 29 research stations will set imaginations afire. Antarctica, for kids who love tales of adventure and discovery, will definitely be a choice read.

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Racing to the South Pole

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