TOPICS Continent of Extremes Day & Night Cycles Extreme Temperatures Extreme Winds Maps Exploration Navigation & GPS Organisms Hazards to Humans REFERENCE LISTS INDEX CREDITS Sort By: 1-20 of 72| pages: 1 2 3 4 | Next > Suggested Readings on Antarctic Expeditions Reference List for all ages Settle into a comfortable armchair, and embark on an exciting—and completely safe—expedition to Antarctica with one of these classic titles. The only thing you'll risk is a papercut. PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 28kb] [pages: 1] More about this Resource Amazing Albedo Activity for grades 6 through 12 There's a good reason why your summer attire is lighter and brighter than your winter wardrobe. This easy experiment illustrates the power of albedo in black and white. PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 860kb] [pages: 6] More about this Resource Antarctic Extreme Jeopardy Activity for grades 6 through 12 Hazards to Humans, Polar Gear, The Cold Facts—how well do you know your Antarctica trivia? Whatever you do, don't forget to give your answers in question form! PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 1000kb] [pages: 6] More about this Resource Antarctic Media Resources Reference List for grades 6 through 12 Looking for an exciting video? Try any of these. You can relive the race to the South Pole, experience a lonely winter sojourn, or get a glimpse of "life in the freezer" for Antarctica's wildlife. PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 28kb] [pages: 1] More about this Resource Antarctic Photo Gallery Article for grades 6 through 12 Working in the extreme environment of Antarctica calls for supreme gear and machines—that is, unless you're naturally outfitted, like an emperor penguin or elephant seal. Webpage More about this Resource Antarctic Weather Reports Evidence and Analysis for grades 6 through 12 The weather station names paint quite a picture of Antarctica—Penguin Point, Ski-Hi, and Windless Bight. Which one would you guess had the lowest temperature? And what month was it recorded in? Webpage More about this Resource Antarctic Web List Reference List for grades 6 through 12 Ready, set ... click! Take a virtual tour of the South Pole, learn how emperor penguins survive the harshest of winters, and view spectacular photos of the Antarctic landscape. PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 24kb] [pages: 1] More about this Resource Antarctica in Images Activity for grades 6 through 12 Take a "no parka required" tour of this extreme continent for a close-up look at what life's like for its inhabitants—and for the researchers who study them and their habitat. PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 520kb] [pages: 3] More about this Resource Create a Polar Creature Activity for grades 6 through 12 Ice floes, katabatic winds, and subzero temperatures—welcome to life in Antarctica. What features would your ideal creature have to thrive in this extreme habitat? PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 760kb] [pages: 4] More about this Resource Earth Viewer Evidence and Analysis for grades 6 through 12 When the sun is setting where you live, where is it rising? And where on Earth can an entire season go by without a minute of darkness? Find out with this interactive tool. Webpage [plugins: QuickTime] More about this Resource Excerpt: At the Pole by Roald Amundsen Article for grades 6 through 12 As a child, Amundsen dreamed of exploring the North Pole. Yet it is his discovery of the South Pole for which he is best known. Read Amundsen's exciting account of his groundbreaking expedition. Webpage PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 156kb] [pages: 6] More about this Resource Excerpt: Crevasses by Edmund Hillary Article for grades 6 through 12 Along with being one of the first two men to scale Everest, Hillary also was a noted Antarctic explorer. Experience a trek across a band of crevasses near the South Pole with his firsthand account. Webpage PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 144kb] [pages: 5] More about this Resource Excerpt: Great White South by Herbert G. Ponting Article for grades 6 through 12 Ponting is one of the best photographers to have documented Antarctica. He was also a fine travel writer. Read an excerpt from his account of traveling with Robert Falcon Scott on his last expedition. Webpage PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 164kb] [pages: 6] More about this Resource Excerpt: The Last March by Robert Falcon Scott Article for grades 6 through 12 In November 1911, Robert Falcon Scott set out for the South Pole, hoping to be first. After the disappointment of coming in second, Scott tried to return to his ship. Read excerpts from his diary. Webpage PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 160kb] [pages: 6] More about this Resource Excerpt: The Voyage of the James Caird by Ernest Shackleton Article for grades 6 through 12 Just one day away from Antarctica, Shackleton's ship was crushed and destroyed. Yet his ingenuity and bravery helped save the crew. Read about his 800-mile voyage in a lifeboat to go find help. Webpage PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 180kb] [pages: 7] More about this Resource Fabric Test Activity for grades 6 through 12 It's all comes down to choosing the right outfit ... when you're dressing for an expedition to Antarctica. Do you know which fabrics would do the best job keeping you warm and dry? PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 1300kb] [pages: 9] More about this Resource Let's Talk with Bob Bindschadler about the Movement of Ice Sheets Article for grades 6 through 12 More than any other, the West Antarctic Ice Sheet has the greatest potential to raise sea levels all over the world. Learn how scientists are studying it, both in the field and back in the lab. Webpage PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 516kb] [pages: 5] More about this Resource Let's Talk with Carole Bennett about Studying Snow and Wind in Antarctica Article for grades 6 through 12 What's a high school chemistry teacher from Florida doing in Antarctica studying the winds? She's helping researchers understand global warming by tracking how the winds transport snow. Webpage PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 520kb] [pages: 5] More about this Resource Let's Talk with Christina Hulbe about Studying Ice Flows for Clues to Climate Change Article for grades 6 through 12 What's better than watching ice melt? Building a computer model to simulate the melting! Ice flow plays an important role in everything from deep ocean circulation patterns to global warming. Webpage PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 476kb] [pages: 4] More about this Resource Let's Talk with Cornelius Sullivan about Microorganisms in Antarctic Seas Article for grades 6 through 12 During the winter, the sea ice off Antarctica covers an area so big that it's actually the largest continuous habitat on Earth. The algae that live there produce 25 percent of all oxygen on the planet. Webpage PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 372kb] [pages: 4] More about this Resource 1-20 of 72| pages: 1 2 3 4 | Next >