Antarctic Homework Grid
During our unit on Antarctica your homework will be to complete at least one activity each week. You may present your information in any creative way that you choose.
These tasks need to be completed to the best of your ability. If you have any questions please ask your teacher for assistance well before the due date. Have fun!
Investigate life living in
Antarctica
Use a Venn Diagram to
compare life in Antarctica
to your own life.
Pretend you are a news
reporter and a ship has
become trapped in ice in
Antarctica. Film your
breaking news story.
Using images make a poster
or a model showing what
living creatures exist in
Antarctica.
Investigate countries that
have land belonging to them
in Antarctica.
List how much land each
country has and what the
name of their area is.
Paint or draw a detailed
scene concerning Antarctica.
Write a paragraph regarding
the meaning behind your
artwork.
Make an A-Z list of words to
do with Antarctica. Include
images that relate to your
chosen words
Write an advertisement about
Travelling to Antarctica.
Research information
including cost, how to get
their, what you can do on a
tour etc.
Use a graph to record the
average minimum and
maximum temperatures in
Antarctica over a 12month
period.
List some of the types of
work that takes place in
Antarctica. Explain how this
work is beneficial to the
environment.
Compose a piece of writing
of any text type titled
“Antarctica the great
unknown”
Debate whether mining
should be allowed in
Antarctica or not. Write a
script of the debate or a
persuasive piece of writing.
Identify the positive and
negative impacts of human
changes to the physical
environment in Antarctica.
Investigate the use transport
in Antarctica and explain
how it is used.
Create a poster to promote
the protection of Antarctica
and its resources.
Make a podcast conducting a
mock interview with a
researcher in Antarctica.
Make sure to include detailed
responses to the questions
presented.
Research and list some
animals that live in
Antarctica. Include
information such as their
habitat, food, life cycle etc.
Design a display outlining 10
things to do in Antarctica.
Write a letter or email to a
research scientist in
Antarctica. Make sure you
ask information such as what
their role is and how difficult
life is.
Create an iMovie advertising
Antarctica to others. Include
carefully selected images and
key information.
Build a diorama of
Antarctica that shows the
impact of global warming on
ice sheets.
Write a persuasive piece or a
script for a debate on the
threat of climate change and
our responsibility to take
action.
Conduct an interview with at
least two people expressing
different perspectives on
climate change.
Create a timeline on the
exploration of Antarctica.
Write a biography from the
perspective of an animal at
risk of extinction that lives in
Antarctica.
Use Minecraft to show the
impacts on global warming
on Antarctica.
Make a model or a design a
labelled diagram of
something that you could
invent that is designed to
benefit Antarctica.
Create a cartoon on
Antarctica. Be sure to
include images and writing.
Create an Antarctica board
game. Be sure to include
questions that demonstrate
your understanding.
Write a song or poem about
Antarctica.
Research a famous Antarctic
explorer and create a
biography or biopoem.