How can you tell they’ve got it: Brave Polar Explorers?

If they’ve got it, you’ll see things like: Name at least two polar explorers: Scott, Amundsen, or Shackleton; Tell the basic story of Scott and Amundsen's race to the South Pole in simple terms; Describe what happened to Shackleton's ship Endurance and how he brought his crew home safely. Or just try it together: Can your child tell you the story of explorers who went to the South Pole — like Scott and Amundsen's race, or Shackleton whose ship got trapped in the ice but who saved all his crew?

Science Polar Regions Ages 5–7

Brave Polar Explorers

Your child can tell stories of brave polar explorers. Scott and Amundsen raced to the South Pole. Shackleton's ship was crushed by ice, yet he got all his men home safely.

In curriculum terms

Know simple stories of brave polar explorers — Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen who raced to the South Pole, and Ernest Shackleton whose ship Endurance was crushed by ice but who brought all his men home safely — and understand that polar exploration required incredible courage and endurance

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How to tell they’ve got it

Tick these off as you see them — no test required.

Name at least two polar explorers: Scott, Amundsen, or Shackleton
Tell the basic story of Scott and Amundsen's race to the South Pole in simple terms
Describe what happened to Shackleton's ship Endurance and how he brought his crew home safely

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Try this together

Can your child tell you the story of explorers who went to the South Pole — like Scott and Amundsen's race, or Shackleton whose ship got trapped in the ice but who saved all his crew?

Where this sits on the map

Stuck here? Check the skills it builds on first. Confident? Here’s what it unlocks.

Builds on

Where Are the Poles?ages 5–7Must know where the poles are before learning about explorers who went there

Brave Polar Explorersthis skill · ages 5–7

Unlocks

The Race to the South Poleages 7–9Detailed exploration stories build on simple explorer introductions

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Curriculum alignment

Where this fits in the official school curriculum — our best automated guess, not yet checked by a person.

This skill sits outside the F–6 Australian Curriculum — no candidate code matched (v0.1). No NSW K–6 outcome code matched (v0.1). No Victorian Curriculum 2.0 code matched (v0.1).

Nearby on the map

Arctic vs Antarcticages 5–7 Ice & Snowages 5–7 Midnight Sun & Polar Nightages 5–7 Penguinsages 5–7

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