An imaginary line around the earth which surrounds the southern polar region known as the Antarctic

A large, permanent covering of ice on land

The average weather conditions, e.g. rainfall, hours of sunshine and winds, over at least 30 years

The South Pole and the Antarctic

Geography

The world's cold places

Locating the North and South Poles

The North Pole and the Arctic

Arctic wildlife

Antarctic wildlife

Living in the Arctic

Living in the Antarctic

It then leads on to examine this same scale but by investigating hot places in 'Hot places: What is it like near the Equator?'. This unit also links to future understanding of land use and settlement, and builds on Earth Geometry by establishing familiarity with the Polar Circles here and with the Equator in 'Hot places: What is it like near the Equator?'.

links to work done in and around the school ground on weather and develops the idea of temperature variations and extreme cold on a global scale. 

This unit explores the North and South Poles through their locations, climates, landscapes, wildlife and ways of life. Pupils learn to compare the Arctic and Antarctic using maps, images and geographical vocabulary to describe features of cold environments.

Cold places: what is it like at the North and South Poles?

An imagined circle around the South Pole that surrounds Antarctica

An imagined line which goes around the middle of Earth

An imagined line which surrounds the Arctic

Where is the coldest windiest place on earth?

Antartica can double in size in the winter

An imaginary straight line through Earth around which Earth rotates.

A pole which comes out of the surface of Earth. 

Light heat that comes from the sun's rays.

Because the Antarctic is closer to the sun.

The Antarctic is located along the Equator.

The Antarctic is tilted towards the sun for some parts of the year.

Why does the Antarctic have periods of the year when the sun never sets?

The South Pole and the Antarctic

Lesson outcome