This term we are learning all about Polar Lands. The Polar Lands are the Arctic and the Antarctic.
We know that the Arctic is also known as the North Pole because it most northern part of the world. The Antarctic is also known as the South as it is the most Southern part of the world. Both the Arctic and Antarctic are extremely cold. The Antarctic is so cold that 90% of the worlds ice is found there!
You can find Polar Bears and Sled Dogs in the Artic and Penguins and Seals in the Antarctic.
Last week we were learning all about life in the Arctic.
Cate and Zach – In the Arctic the Inuit goes hunting for Mussels. The dig under the snow and ice when the tide is out to search for Mussels. They only have half an hour to an hour to find the Mussels and get out from under the ice or they will die from the tide coming back in.
Harris – The Inuit wears cosy warm clothes from Arctic animals because it is so cold.
Zayaan – The Inuit hunters will stay in an Igloo when they are out hunting.
Zach – The Inuit will use Sled Dogs for transport because they are very trustworthy.
Carla – The Inuit has a delicacy called Kiviaq. They caught birds called Awks and stored them in seal skins and buried them under stones and wood. They left the Awks for a few months until they had fermented.
Nathan – It is so cold that Inuit will sometimes have icicles on their beards.
We created our own Intuits. We used cotton wool to represent the woolly hoods that Inuit’s wear to keep warm.
