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• This activity, which centers on Antarctica, challenges students to research and create the answers and questions for a game of classroom Jeopardy. The printable six-page handout includes:

  • A series of inquiry-based questions to get students thinking about Antarctica and guidelines for conducting additional research.
  • Illustrated activity directions.
  • A worksheet that helps students craft their Jeopardy-style answers and questions.

• Completion Time

  Less than a week

• Topic

  Earth Science

• Subtopic

  Life in Extreme Environments

• Subtopic

  National Science Education Standards
  Grades 5-8:
  Science as Inquiry CONTENT STANDARD A: 

  • abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry• understanding about scientific inquiry

  Science and Technology CONTENT STANDARD E: 

  • abilities of technological design

  History and Nature of Science CONTENT STANDARD G: 

  • nature of science

  Grades 9-12:
  Science as Inquiry CONTENT STANDARD A: 

  • abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry• understanding about scientific inquiry

  Science and Technology CONTENT STANDARD E: 

  • abilities of technological design

  History and Nature of Science CONTENT STANDARD G: 

  • nature of scientific knowledge

• Learning Standard

  National Science Education Standards
  Grades 5-8:
  Science as Inquiry CONTENT STANDARD A: 

  • abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry• understanding about scientific inquiry

  Science and Technology CONTENT STANDARD E: 

  • abilities of technological design

  History and Nature of Science CONTENT STANDARD G: 

  • nature of science

  Grades 9-12:
  Science as Inquiry CONTENT STANDARD A: 

  • abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry• understanding about scientific inquiry

  Science and Technology CONTENT STANDARD E: 

  • abilities of technological design

  History and Nature of Science CONTENT STANDARD G: 

  • nature of scientific knowledge