The LRC CyberLibrary's Antarctica Online
Penguins
The LRC CyberLibrary's
Antarctica Online
We
think the penguins of the Antarctic deserve their very own page!
What
do you think?
Look at the information in the box shown below.
Read and think about the sentences that are written in blue.
Click on the links and explore the interactive web pages in the yellow boxes.
When you are done, go to
the next web page by clicking
the NEXT button.
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CHECK OUT THE PENGUINS! |
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This is fun clip to look at, but it's an animation and not really how penguins act. Take a peek at some of the photos and illustrations below to see the penguins in the Antarctic. |
Adelie
Chinstrap
Macaroni
King
Rockhopper
Emperor
Pictures are from Lindblad Expeditions
LRC PRINT MATERIAL RESOURCE:
Look at the atlases in the LRC Reference section to
see views of Antarctica, where penguins live.
TIME FOR EXPLORING!
CLICK HERE TO EXPLORE the different types of penguins found in Antarctica. This page has some very cool sound effects when you pass your mouse over the photos. Be sure to put your headphones on to hear the penguins.
HOW DO I GET BACK HERE?
Web sites will open in a new window and the CyberLibrary web page will stay open underneath the pages you are viewing. To return here, simply close the window you're browsing.
From NASA:
Live from Antarctica 2National Geographic Kids
CREATURE FEATURESCheck it out HERE
VIDEO CLIP
Penguins of the Antarctic Region - Click HERE
PBS GAME: Penguin Secrets of Survival Challenge
Interactive Map: Penguins of the Antarctic from PBS
A THINKING MOMENT:
A Dewey Challenge . . . where would
books about penguins be found in the LRC? What Dewey
Decimal classification would this type of book be in? How / where
would you search for a book in the LRC about penguins?
HINT: What would you type into OPAC?
ANTARCTICA QUICK CLICKS
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Created January 2008 by Bruemmer
Site last updated: 08/02/2008
