Artists
to Antarctica Program
(http://www.craftinfo.org.nz/awards/moreinfo/antarctica.htm)
The program provides artists with the opportunity to go to Antarctica
to create an artistic work or series of works in their particular
field. Included are the criteria for potential applicants.
British Antarctic Survey
(BAS)
(http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/)
One of the premier institutions and sites in the field of Antarctic
study; includes an "Information for Schools" page, emphasizing
the growing interest in not only secondary schools and colleges,
but primary schools as well; contains such sections as "The
Antarctic Schools Pack" and "Resources for Primary
Schools"; explains the contents of the resource pack and
how to acquire it. Provides name and email address of the BAS
Schools Liaison officer.
The Explorers Web
(http://www.thepoles.com/)
Dedicated to the exploration of the North and South poles. Includes
stories and information about current expeditions. Gives a detailed
explanation of how to survive an expedition to the Antarctic by
giving the readers the costs, logistics, and items needed.
Gateway to Antarctica
(http://www.anta.canterbury.ac.nz/)
Includes pages and links devoted to such topics as the environment,
education, science, news, the Antarctic Treaty, history, and tourism;
resources for teachers and students provides student
self-study units, a glossary of terms dealing with the study of
Antarctica, notes for teachers, a bibliography, and links to numerous
related sites.
LEARNZ
(http://www.learnz.org.nz/)
Began in 1995 as an Antarctic-focused education program using
the stories that came from New Zealand Antarctic science research.
Has now expanded beyond Antarctica. Briefly describes the teacher
resource kit, virtual field trips for students, and the web sites
based on each of the actual field trips taken which provide background
material and classroom activities.
NASA: Live
From Antarctica
(http://passporttoknowledge.com/antarctica2/)
and
NASA
Live From Antarctica's Teacher Guide
(http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/antarctica/teacherguide.html)
Although this field trip took place in Winter 1996, it continues
to provide a wealth of information; it is being updated and redesigned
to support educator and student use during the 2001-2002 school
year; includes pages for students, teachers, parents, and the
general public.
National Science Foundation
(http://www.nsf.gov/)
The premier US site for Antarctic science; includes extensive
information on funding opportunities at undergraduate, graduate
and postgraduate levels, links and other information for K-12
education reform, resources, teacher development opportunities,
and much more.
NOVA: Warnings
from the Ice
(http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/warnings/)
The companion site to the NOVA television program "Warnings
from the Ice"; includes links to resources and a teacher's
guide. Explains how Antarctica's ice has preserved the past, then
shows how the world's coastlines would recede if some or all of
this ice were to melt. Numerous facts about the White Continent,
and what it's like to live and work there.
Polar
Meteorology Web Module
(http://www.weather.nps.navy.mil/~psguest/polarmet/)
An educational web site developed at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate
School and designed for upper-level undergraduates or graduates
majoring in meteorology, atmospheric science, other polar studies
or other related fields. Includes numerous excellent links to
web resources for current and archival sea ice data, climate data;
also Antarctic sea ice movies, other educational web sites, climate
change, polar warming, climatic maps.
Polar
Regions
(http://www4.ncsu.edu/~leung/intl/pola/webpage.html)
Focuses on the tourism and environmental impact on the polar regions
of the Arctic and Antarctica.
School of Biological
Sciences
(http://www.antarctica.org.nz/)
Presents Antarctica as an educational resource intended for secondary
schools and provides primary and secondary information; although
its focus is Antarctica as a resource for the study of biology--along
with evolution and adaptation to the antarctic environment--it
also provides some information on general Antarctic history and
human impact.
Scott Polar Research Instititute
(SPRI)
(http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk)
The oldest international research center in the world covering
both the Arctic and Antarctic regions; links to a comprehensive
polar library and archives which are accessed through a searchable
database. The Scott Polar Research Institute is part of the Faculty
of Earth Sciences and Geography in the School of Physical Sciences
of the University of Cambridge. Includes links to their postgraduate
courses and teaching, but also provides resources for primary
and secondary schools: "Polar links for schools," "UK
science links for schools," "SPRI Kids Pages,"
and "Polar Jokes!"
Teachers Experiencing
Antarctica and the Arctic (TEA)
(http://tea.armadaproject.org/)
Join teachers as they participate in Antarctic and Arctic research
expeditions.
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