1. Arctic Explorer

2. ► Define: Walruses Foxes Crevasses

3. ► Inexperienced – not an expert, new at doing something ► Independent – alone, without help ► Unfriendly – not friendly, not kind to strangers

4. Some other things to know about: Reindeer Caribou

6. Trivia Fact: When the Vikings were exploring the world, they discovered two places. One Place was covered in ice, the other was beautiful and green. They didn’t want Everyone to come and take over their new discovery so they decided to trick People by naming the countries as opposites. Iceland Greenland

7. How did we do? Expedition – a journey made to accomplish something Arctic – having to do with the North Pole

8. Glaciers – large, slow moving masses of ice

9. Inuit – the name the native people of the Arctic call themselves (Eskimos)

10. Trek – a difficult trip or journey Peculiar – strange or unusual Constellation – a group of fixed stars having a name

11. Crevasses – deep cracks in a glacier or in the earth’s surface Insulation – a material that keeps heat from being lost

12. Background Knowledge This is Matthew Henson. He was born in 1866. At 14 he started to work on a sailing ship, where he learned navigation, carpentry, and mechanics. He also studies books in the captain’s library. When the captain died Matthew started to work for Robert Peary. Peary asked Henson to join him on an expedition to Greenland. 2 min

13. Matthew Henson Their ship. Robert Peary

14. Inuit means “real people”. Eskimos (or Inuit) ate meat raw while it was still warm or frozen, which is why they smelled like walruses, seals, and blubber (whale fat). Eskimos did not take baths. A mother would clean her babies like a cat would clean her kittens. Why?

15. Browse Open your OCR books to page 330. Scan the pages of this Nonfiction story. Pay attention to titles, captions, and bold words. Anything to add to the concept/question board? 8 min

16. Purpose Why are reading this story? How does it meet our goals for the unit? How does it fit into the Survival Unit? 2 min