Distance Learning

Life in the Arctic

Grade Level:
Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Subject:
Science

Join us to learn about the tundra, its animals, and what it's like to live in Alaska. In this free virtual program, students will learn how humans, plants, and animals survive in this challenging environment, and why it's important to protect such a unique place.

Program Details

Bookings must be made at least 1 week in advance. Upon booking, a confirmation email requesting further details will be sent to the provided email address. A 10 to 15 minute test connection call is REQUIRED before the program start date, and must be booked through a link in the confirmation email.  

Programs are offered through Microsoft Teams or Zoom. If you would rather connect via Zoom, please send the relevant Zoom links to bela_interpretation@nps.gov. The National Park Service may attend Zoom meetings by invite only.  
  
The program is FREE and designed for students grades 3-5. The total length of the program is approximately 45 minutes, including time reserved for student questions.  

 Please click here to book your program!

Program Objectives

1. Students will learn where Bering Land Bridge National Preserve is located and what makes up its landscape.  
2. Students will understand the relationships between seasons, weather, and the arctic circle.
3. Students will learn about permafrost and its effects on the tundra and its inhabitants.  
4. Students will study the different adaptations of animals in the tundra.  

Next Generation Science Standards Addressed

3-ESS2-2: Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world. 
3-LS4-3: Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all. 
4-LS1-1: Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction. 

Vocabulary

Tundra, arctic circle, permafrost, yedoma, hibernate, migrate, adaptations. 

Tags: distance education distance learning tundra bering land bridge animal adaptations arctic adaptation alaska permafrost

Last updated: January 13, 2025