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Wildlife in the Antartic
http://www.antarcticconnection.com/antarctic/wildlife/index.shtml Wildlife in the Antartic |
 
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Living and Working on the Antartic
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/living_and_working/ Living and Working on the Antartic |
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Antartic Webcams
http://www.aad.gov.au/asset/webcams/ Antartic Webcams The Australian Antarctic Division operates 4 permanent stations - 3 on the Antarctic continent at Mawson, Casey and Davis, and the other at Subantarctic Macquarie Island. The images on these pages are captured by automatic cameras on station and sent back to the AAD Headquarters in Kingston via satellite. |
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Polar Passport
http://www.questacon.edu.au/html/ipy.html Polar Passport International Polar Year is a period of time when scientists and other researchers from around the world join together to conduct research that relates to the two poles - the Arctic and the Antarctic. This research can be biological, geographical, geophysical, meteorological, ecological or social - almost anything that can be discovered! IPY actually spreads over two years - one complete season of polar research at each of the poles. Ever wanted to go to Antarctica? Grab your Polar Passport and come along! |
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Gallery of Arctic images
http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/gallery.html Gallery of Arctic images North Pole | Arctic | Animals | Whales | Seal and Walrus | Ships and Boats | Ice | More Galleries |
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Life in Antarctica (MP/UP)
http://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/globaled/go/pid/3291 Life in Antarctica (MP/UP) Students will examine photos of Antarctica to develop an understanding of life in there and why we need to protect it. |
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Arctic Wildlife Portfolio
http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/html/wildlife.html Arctic Wildlife Portfolio We know full well that there are many other animals in the Arctic! If we've missed your favorite, drop us a line... but don't say penguins. You?ll have to travel to Antarctica to see those! We hope to add to this portfolio with new sections including Native perspectives as well as sections on fish, insects and a set of lesson plans for educators. If you would like to submit lesson plans please let us know. |
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Discovering Antartica
http://www.discoveringantarctica.org.uk/ This site is operated by the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) in partnership with the British Antarctic Survey and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Scientists working here have made many discoveries from studying Antarctica’s land and atmosphere, and from clues buried beneath the ice. These discoveries also reveal signs of changes in the future that could affect us all. Take a journey through this site to discover Antarctica for yourself. Each section features activities, images, video clips and fact sheets, to help you learn about this distant, frozen wilderness. |
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Arctic Animals: A 1st Grade Unit
http://tinyurl.com/hxhkt Arctic Animals: A 1st Grade Unit This site was a cooperative effort, created by Mrs. Whitaker's First Grade class at Hillcrest Elementary School in Logan, Utah, with the help of Mount Logan Middle School 6th Graders. |
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Take A Virtual Trip to Antarctica
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson042.shtml Take A Virtual Trip to Antarctica Take a cool Internet tour of Antarctica in the warmth of the classroom. Included: Fifteen Antarctica teaching activities for across the grades and across the curriculum. Looking for a cool place to take your students on a field trip? There's no cooler place than Antarctica! And you and your students can go there. You can take a trip to the coldest place on Earth via a handful of hot Internet sites! |
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Antarctica - Extreme Wilderness
http://www.unlockingthearchives.rgs.org/themes/ Antarctica is the coldest continent - Russia's Vostok Station recorded the world's coldest temperature of -89? in 1983. It is also the driest continent with an average annual snowfall of 125mm. It has no permanent inhabitants and it is the most isolated continent. It is of immense value to scientists for the study of climate change as it has an important effect on the world's climate and ocean systems. It was the geographers of ancient Greece who first suggested that there was a large landmass around the South Pole. They named it Anti-Arkitos meaning the opposite of the Arctic. free lesson plans and resources |
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Antarctica Virtual Field Trip
http://www.tramline.com/sci/antarctic/index.htm Antarctica Virtual Field Trip What are the native land mammals of Antarctica? (Hint: that was a trick question). Do you know what Nanatuks are? Being the coldest place on Earth, who chooses to live there and why? Did you realize that if you use rainfall as a measure, Antarctica is by definition a desert? How in the world can a place virtually covered with ice be considered a desert? |
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CyberHunt Library - Explore Antarctica
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/antarctica_teacher.htm CyberHunt Library - Explore Antarctica 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. |
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CyberHunt Library - Journey to the North Pole
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/northpole_teacher.htm CyberHunt Library - Journey to the North Pole Lead your class on a cyberjourney with Instructor? Online CyberHunt. Suitable for middle and upper graders, the CyberHunt is a great individual or group activity. Start with the CyberHunt Reproducible page, found at www.scholastic.com/cyberhuntkids |
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Arctic Studies Center
http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/index.html The Arctic Studies Center invites you to explore the history of northern peoples, cultures, and environments and the issues that matter to northern residents today. Join us as we excavate arctic sites; support indigenous efforts to preserve cultural heritage; and work with communities and scholars to share the treasures preserved in museum collections and archives. |
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Antarctica
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/connected_antarctica.htm This site contains lists of links on five Antarctica topics: location, exploration, wildlife, scientific study and living and working there. Additional links are suitable for extensive research. |
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Antarctica Virtual Field Trip
http://www.field-trips.org/sci/antarctic/index.htm A field trip created with TourMaker guides you through a sequence of Web pages on any given topic. For each page, there is simultaneous commentary in an accompanying frame. You move forward and back through the Field Trip using the tour Control Panel and you can leave the Tour to explore links and return to it whenever you want. What are the native land mammals of Antarctica? (Hint: that was a trick question). Do you know what Nanatuks are? Being the coldest place on Earth, who chooses to live there and why? Did you realize that if you use rainfall as a measure, Antarctica is by definition a desert? How in the world can a place virtually covered with ice be considered a desert? |
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