The following are links to sites with
excellent classroom and parental resource materials.
All are focused on Antarctica and provide
creative activities for both the young and the young at
heart!
These two links focus on Sir Ernest
Shackleton and his epic voyages in Antarctica.
Nova: Online Expeditions - Shackleton
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/shackletonexped/classroom
WGBH: Shackleton’s Antarctic Adventure
http://main.wgbh.org/imax/shackleton/parentsteachers.html
Parents and Teachers - the link below
is excellent for complete classroom activities covering
a variety of different subjects. Each activity comes with
a Student Guide, and a Background and Resources Guide for
teachers and parents. It is a superb resource.
Teachers Experiencing Antarctica
and the Arctic
http://tea.armadaproject.org
These two links are strictly for kids...
of all ages, and have lots of information on Antarctica
and plenty of fun games.
British Antarctic Survey
www.antarctica.ac.uk/Fun/index.html
Scott Polar Research Institute:
Kids
www.spri.cam.ac.uk/resources/kids
This site focuses on a number of climatic
issues concerning Antarctica, including the possibility
of rising sea levels.
Nova: Warnings from the Ice
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/warnings
Students interested about the lives of
scientists working in the Antarctic should check out this
BAS link:
British Antarctic Survey
www.antarctica.ac.uk/Living_and_Working/Diaries/index.html
The British Antarctic Survey produced
a school kit a few years ago that is extraordinary. The
school kit is still available for a small fee (all proceeds
supporting BAS research initiatives) at the following link:
British Antarctic Survey
www.antarctica.ac.uk/Resources/schoolzone/resources/SchoolsPack/index.html
Global SchoolNet has an Online Expeditions
page that has great information on other expeditions happening
in Antarctica, and around the world at the following link:
Global SchoolNet Online Expeditions
http://www.globalschoolhouse.org/expeditions/
We will be updating this list of resources from time to time, so be sure to check back!
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