Where Are the Poles?
Know that Earth has a North Pole and a South Pole — the two coldest places on the planet — and be able to find them on a globe, understanding that they are at the very top and very bottom of the Earth, as far from the Equator as possible
Lesson
Set out your lesson
“Where Are the Poles? means finding North and South Poles on a globe as the coldest top and bottom, farthest from the Equator. We will practise once together, then check a fresh example.”
Bring to the table
- Globe or Earth ball
- North Pole / South Pole / Equator stickers
Extra for the adult
Worked example. North Pole is at the top. South Pole is at the bottom. Both are far from the Equator and very cold.
Optional challenge. For Where Are the Poles?, say they are farthest from the Equator.
What to notice. Keep one parent note: poles found; Equator contrast; support used. This session samples pole locations, not mastery of geography.
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Where Are the Poles? means finding North and South Poles on a globe as the coldest top and bottom, farthest from the Equator. We will practise once together, then check a fresh example.
Spend about 12 minutes locating poles and Equator on a globe, then checking one fresh find.
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Start practiceWhere Are the Poles? practice
Choose North and South Pole location facts.
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Learning resources
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NASA Climate Kids · Practice link — not the full lesson
Weather and Climate
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Weather and Climate supports Where Are the Poles?. An adult previews and guides; this is a learning page, not a scored quiz.
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Before you openAsk the learner one fact they learned and one question they still have.
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Public NASA Climate Kids page. An anonymous GET on 2026-11-12 returned HTTP 200 with no login or payment prompt for this URL. Opening the link does not save practice or assess mastery. An adult should preview and guide the learner.
NASA Climate Kids. “Weather and Climate.” External page; Gakuva does not copy, host, embed, or redistribute materials.
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Check understanding
- Point to the North Pole and South Pole on a globe or world map
- Explain that the poles are the coldest places on Earth because they are farthest from the Equator
- State that the North Pole is at the top and the South Pole is at the bottom of the Earth
“If you hand your child a globe, can they point to the North Pole and the South Pole and tell you they're the coldest places on Earth?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Polar Regions
- Age range
- Ages 5–7