AntarcticaThe Last Great Wilderness

By Ana, Emma, Brooklyn, Ryleigh, and Justin

Where is Antarctica?

• It is a continent on the bottom of the Earth.

Antarctica’s temperature

• It is very cold. Only moss, not grass, grows there. It has no trees.

glaciers• Glaciers are a river of slow moving ice.

When the glacier breaks, it makes icebergs.

Antarctic animals• Penguins, killer whales,

seals, and fish live there.• Some fish have

antifreeze in their blood because it is so cold.

• Antifreeze keeps their blood from freezing solid like an ice cube.

Antarctic People• Scientists visit Antarctica for a year or

two to study animals and the cold. No one lives there all the time. There’s no schools or kids.

Beauty• People think Antarctica is beautiful. It

has mountains. It is clean, dry, and windy.

Weather

• Antarctica gets lots of snow but no rain. The snow turns to ice. Sometimes the ice cracks.

Antarctica• Garbage trucks can’t go there because

it is too cold. Garbage is taken away by ships or airplanes.

Antarctica is fragile

• Animals live there and they can get hurt easily. It’s a hard place to live because it’s so cold.