Spin the wheel and check your knowledge. All the answers are POLARPEDIA terms. Can you guess all 8 of them? Each time you spin the wheel, you indicate a CONSONANT (b, r etc.) You gain points and that allows you to buy a VOWEL (a,e,u etc.). Check the clues and find the answer!
Categories: Games & Quizzes, Online games
The objective is to fill a 4×4 grid with imags of Arctic animals: ARCTIC TERN, NARWHAL, PUFFIN and MUSKOX in such a way that each column, each row, and each of the 2×2 grids that make up the larger 4×4 grid contains all of the images, and every image appears only once. This game can […]
Categories: Quizzes
This worksheet accompanies the webinar “Biological clocks in the Arctic”. Related Polarpedia terms: biological clocks, circadian rhythm, hibernation, midnight sun, phenology, polar night, polar syndrome, winter darkness
Categories: Worksheets
Did you know there are mushrooms even in the Arctic? Use this worksheet to learn about the role of mushrooms in nature. It is possibly larger and more diverse than you are aware of. Relevant Polarpedia terms: fungi, decomposer, mycorrhiza, lichen, symbiosis
Categories: Worksheets
Arctic research is not only about snow, glaciers, measurements. Social sciences are equally important. Check out how much you know about Arctic history, culture, people. Find 20 terms.
Categories: Online games
The Arctic is warming faster than any other region on Earth, and rapidly becoming a warmer, wetter and more variable environment. Permafrost, and the ice it contains, influences northern ecosystems and hydrological systems and presents challenges to northern development. Warming and thawing of permafrost occurs in response to climate change and to environmental disturbances associated […]
Categories: Experiments
Taboo is a verbal game played with two teams of three players or more. The opposing team has to guess the word with the obvious clues (3 words in each case) missing. The game requires out-of-the-box thinking and creativity. Download 27 cards with POLARPEDIA terms, print them and play!
Categories: Miscellanea
Ocean acidification is sometimes called “climate change’s equally evil twin”, and for good reason: it’s a significant and harmful consequence of excess carbon emissions to atmospheree that we don’t see or feel because its effects are happening underwater. When carbon dioxide (CO2) is absorbed by seawater, chemical reactions occur that reduce seawater pH, carbonate ion […]
Categories: Experiments
Memory game. You must match pictures of flags with the name od country. Number of tries: 99.
Categories: Online games
Do you recognize national symbols of Arctic countries? Match the emblem of the same country with its name. Number of tries: 5.
Categories: Online games
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