Take a cool cybervisit with your students to the fascinating continent of Antarctica. Everyone is curious about the continent at the bottom of the Earth, home to millions of penguins and a few hardy scientists. Antarctica is the highest, driest, and coldest continent on Earth. At 5.4 million acres of ice and earth, it is even larger than Europe! Follow the sites on this Antarctic tour to learn more. Before you begin, distribute the CyberHunt Reproducible page, found at www.scholastic.com/cyberhuntkids.

By Brad Kloza

CYBERHUNT REPRODUCIBLE ANSWER GUIDE
1. 85; researchers and scientists; 24.
2. Antarctica gets only about two inches of precipitation each year.
3. The four types are the Adélie, the emperor, the chinstrap, and the Gentoo penguins.
4. The center of Antarctica (marked in purple) reaches temperatures as low as -100° F. Answers for coldest location will vary.
5. Answers may vary. July, August, September, and October are all acceptable answers.
6. Captain Ronald Amundsen was the first explorer to reach the South Pole.
7. The whale.
8. There are seven fun facts in all.

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