Antarctica & the Arctic Circle Geography Unit Bundle

Engaging resources plus an editable quiz for a ready-to-teach mini unit on the polar regions.

My Antarctica & the Arctic Circle Bundle is a mini unit with everything you need to cover the polar regions in your World Geography classroom!

Students compare the Arctic and Antarctica, work through an Arctic Circle escape room, and investigate how melting sea ice is opening up new shipping routes across the top of the world. Along the way, they learn about climate change, polar wildlife, indigenous peoples, and the physical geography of both regions.

This single zip file download includes:

• Antarctica & the Arctic Circle PowerPoint & Guided Notes: A thorough PowerPoint (or Google Slides) on both regions, filled with engaging images and videos. It includes a fully narrated flipped classroom video, guided notes worksheets, and maps.
• Comparing the Polar Regions Reading & Activities: Readings and interactive activities that help students understand the key differences between the Arctic and Antarctica.
• Arctic Circle Escape Room Lesson: An interactive escape room that uses the 5 Themes of Geography to explore the Arctic's geography, wildlife, climate change, indigenous peoples, and explorers.
• Case Study: Climate Change & Arctic Ocean Shipping: A lesson on how climate change is creating new shipping routes through the Arctic and what that means for economies and the environment.
• Antarctica & the Arctic Warm Ups: Daily bell ringer activities to start each class with a quick geography activity about each region.

PLUS you get an editable quiz to use as your end-of-unit assessment, with multiple choice and short answer questions covering everything in the unit!

The resources are flexible and easy to adapt for a wide range of classrooms.

Here are some reviews from teachers who have used this in their classrooms:

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"I am taking on 3 preps this year so being able to buy a curriculum for my only non tested prep is such a big help" - Yvonne C.

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"This was a great unit on Antarctica and Arctic. We loved the YouTube video that was included, and learned a lot of new information." - Tonya F.

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"This is a wonderful resource for a newer World Geography teacher. I was able to use it as a starting point for lesson planning. More geared towards middle school." - Stephanie H.

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"I loved this complete unit.......easy to use and my students enjoyed it." - Bobbie Jo G.