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Grade 4  
Unit 1: Reflections
Seal Journey
by Richard and Jonah Sobol
Internet Connection Activity
The North Pole    Cross Curricular
McVities Penguin Polar Relay 1997
Connect to this link:
http://www.stuff.co.uk/media/polar-relay/


  1. Click The Expedition and then Background . Read about this exciting trip.

  2. Then click Pictures in the left column. At the top of the page, click Campsite to open the first picture.

  3. Explore the rest of the pictures in the same way.

  4. In the left column, click Progress reports. Then, click several dates to read about the team?s progress.

Will Steger's Journey to the North Pold
Connect to this link:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ice/index2.html


  1. Click on Explore the Arctic and Get the Details of Steger’s Odyssey.

  2. Click on Trek on the top navigation bar. Read the information about Will Steger. Click the arrows at the bottom of the page to continue.

  3. Listen to the information by clicking on the audio button at the top of pages two, three, and four.

  4. Make an outline of the information given. Use "Will Steger," "To The Pole," "From the Pole," and "Gear" as the headings.

Internet Connection Activity
Animals    Find Out More
The Living Edens
Connect to this link:
http://www.pbs.org/edens/wa.htm


  1. Click Parrotfish from the list of animals in Palau.

  2. Read about the fish and then click the Back arrow.

  3. Click Bharal from the list of animals in Bhutan.

  4. Read about the fish and then click the Back arrow.

  5. Explore other animals.

Asian Elephants
Connect to this link:
http://www.natzoo.si.edu/default.cfm


  1. Click on the picture of the Elephant to learn about Asian Elephants.

  2. On the left navigation bar, click on Asian Elephant for Kids, and then on Asian Elephant Facts.

  3. Read the page and list 5 facts about Asian elephants.

Internet Connection Activity
Sea Animals    Leveled Books
Photographs of Sea Animals
Connect to this link:
http://www.marinebio.org/all.asp


  1. Look at the photographs of the sea animals. You may browse the gallery by clicking Next Species at the bottom of the page, the category links at the top of the page, or the species names on the right side of the page.

  2. Choose a photograph. On a separate sheet of paper, write a short story to go with the photograph.

The Gray Seal
Connect to this link:
http://www.natzoo.si.edu/Animals/OceanLiving/ForKids/default.cfm


  1. Click on Seals and Sea Lions to read about these animals.

  2. At the bottom of the page, click on Gray Seal Facts to find out about gray seals.

  3. Make a word web with "Gray Seal" in the center. Using "physical features," "diet," "habitat" and "geographic locations" as headings, add facts about the gray seal. List two facts for each heading.