BBC
Bbc Science & Nature: Emperor Penguin
BBC Wildlife profiles the largest penguin species, the Emperor penguin of Antarctica, with facts and photographs.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Penguins: Division
Tux lives on Antarctica. Can you help him solve some division problems?
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Penguins: Addition
Meet Pickles the penguin and visit Antarctica for an addition adventure.
The Wild Classroom
The Wild Classroom: Biomes of the World: Polar Ice Caps Biome
Learn about the polar ice cap ecosystem. Find out about plants, animals, adaptations, and conservation efforts.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: The Great Continental Drift Mystery
A unit on plate tectonics designed for middle school students, this page must be read carefully to find the activities to be done in the class, but it provides a wealth of background for the teacher as well.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Polar Discovery: Compare the Poles
A detailed comparison of many aspects of the two polar regions. Includes physical features, seasons, weather, types of ice, plants and animals, human population, and climate change.
Other
Hartao: An Introduction to Plate Tectonics
Introduces South African Alexander Toit as naming Gondwanaland and Laurasia.
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: u.s. South Pole Station
The resource explores the National Science Foundation's Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. The interactive activity consists of a video tour, illustrations, related resources, and a webcam.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: The Continents
Brightly colored printouts, maps, and graphics on the greatest land masses on earth. See how continental drift works, look up extremes, label maps, learn about latitude, longitude and other geography terms. Teachers will find a Landforms...
Other
Canal Kids: Mundo (Natural & Historical World Wonders)
The "Mundo" area of Canal Kids highlights forty of the world's natural and historical wonders. Pick a location from the drop-down menu and get background information on the Parthenon, Mount Fuji, the Grand Canyon, the Great Wall of...
US Navy
The Navy Travels to the Poles
Learn about the exploration of the polar regions by the U.S. Navy. Links to various activities are found on the site.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Where in the World Is Tacky the Penguin?
Art activity and a classroom graph that ties with the "Tacky the Penguin Series".
Other
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research: Antarctic Treaty System
The Antarctic Treaty was first signed in 1959 by the twelve nations that were conducting scientific research in the Antarctic. Its purpose was to regulate their activities and relations with each other. Since then, other nations have...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Ice Stories: Dispatches From Polar Scientists
During the International Polar Year, scientists descended on the Arctic and the Antarctic in droves. While there, they documented their experiences and research work. That rich database of information, covering November 2007 to October...
Other
International Polar Year
International Polar Year is a multinational endeavour to study the Arctic and Antarctic over a period of two years. More than 200 scientific proects will be undertaken between March 2007 and March 2009.
Library of Congress
Loc: Earth as Art: A Landsat Perspective
A really cool site showing Satellite (Landsat 7) images of unique geographical and meteorological phenomena. Images show cloud formations to rainforest devastation.
Other
Pacific Worlds
Choose a location on the map and take a journey to a Pacific Island to gain a better understanding of its culture, geography, and environment. Some islands to explore include Hawaii, Guam, Yap, and Palau.
Other
Planet Explorers: Captain James Cook (1728 1779)
Famous for cartography and exploration of the Pacific and Antarctic, Planet Explorers provides a brief biography of Captain James Cook.
Central Intelligence Agency
Cia: World Factbook: French Southern and Antarctic Lands
This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of the French Southern and Antartic Lands. The content covers the area's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and...
PBS
Pbs Nature: Penguins
Did you know that penguins can survive for more than 100 days without food or water? Discover more educational facts about these fascinating birds when you explore this site.
PBS
Pbs: Nature: The World of Penguins
What do you know about the world of penguins? This PBS site features information about these flightless birds. Come and check out this extraordinary resource.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Our World: Oceania
Click on the Country's Flag to view its location on Earth.
Curated OER
Map Showing the Route of Amundsen's First Voyage, to Antarctica, 1897 1899
This page, and the one after it, have a collection of the earliest maps of Canada by all the best known explorers.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: House Mouse
The house mouse is found virtually all over the world except for the Antarctica. This page has some basic facts and a few photos of this little rodent.
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