DPL - Ponderosa - Antarctica and Penguins

Ponderosa Elementary: Mrs. Jones - Antarctica and Penguins

Deschutes Public Library Online Resources

In the “Online Resources” section of the Deschutes Public Library website (www.deschuteslibrary.org/onlineresources), check out the databases in the Homework category! Use your library card (including Library Linx cards) to log in, or use them at a public library. Do a keyword search or browse the categories in these databases for magazine and journal articles covering your topic.

Kids InfoBits
http://www.deschuteslibrary.org/onlineresources/gitke.aspx

World Book Online
http://www.deschuteslibrary.org/onlineresources/worldbook.aspx

Websites

Penguins

Penguins
http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/penguin/
Habitat, physical characteristics, senses, behavior, diet, communication, longevity, and more.

Pete and Barb’s Penguin Pages
http://www.adelie.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
Lots of penguin information, including pictures of the seventeen species of penguins.

National Geographic Emperor Penguin
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/emperor-penguin/
Features an excellent video about Emperor Penguin chicks. Check links towards the bottom of the page, for more kinds of penguins.

Penguin Cam
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/frozen-planet/games-and-more/penguin-cam.htm
Watch Penguins at Seaworld.

Penguin World
http://www.penguinworld.com/index.php
Information on 16 species of penguin.

Antarctica

United States Antarctic Program
http://www.usap.gov/usapgov/aboutTheContinent/index.cfm?m=2
Brief information about the continent and links to information about Antarctic Stations and a photo library.

Time Lapse Movies at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/obop/spo/movies.html

Discovering Antarctica
http://www.discoveringantarctica.org.uk/index.php
Information about the Antarctic including many multimedia options.

Classroom Antarctica
http://classroom.antarctica.gov.au/
Extensive information about the Antarctic, past and present.

About Antarctica
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk//about_antarctica/
General information about the Antarctic from the Natural Environment Research Council