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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Antarctic Reveals Treasure Trove of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Maggie Fox's article examines research connected to the various species of life discovered in the "dark waters around Antarctica." These findings include sponges, crustaceans, and new worms.
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Other

Ge Onet Names Server (Gns): Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Access the National Imagery and Mapping Agency's database of foreign geographic feature names. Worldwide excluding the United States and Antarctica.
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NASA

Nasa: Polar Ice and Its Possible Effects on the Earth

For Students 3rd - 5th
This article describes the effects of polar ice caps on the Earth and offers explanations as to the possible effects of polar ice melting on sea level and temperature.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Arctic vs. the Antarctic

For Students 9th - 10th
Camille Seaman describes how enterprising people and organisms have found ways to reside around both poles despite the frigid temperatures. [4:24]
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Other

South Pole: Roald Amundsen

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is on Amundsen (1872-1928 CE), the leader of a Norwegian expedition, races Robert Scott's group to the South Pole.
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Other

The Dirty Dozen Persistent Organic Pollutants

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn about the effects of persistent organic pollutants on the ecology of Antarctic coastal waters. Information is presented for both teacher and student researcher.
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Read Works

Read Works: Penguin Power

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about penguins. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Our World

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read facts about seven continents. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in classifying and categorizing.
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Read Works

Read Works: Meet the Emperors

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text that asks the reader to make predictions about emperor penguins. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Other

Paleomap Project

For Students 9th - 10th
Virtual reality animation map showing continental drift from 200mya to the present. The animation map is small but effective in showing the positions of the land masses.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Museum of Science, Art and Perception

For Students 9th - 10th
This museum provides numerous online exhibits about everything from the science of sports to the Hubble Telescope. Each exhibit includes learning ideas, fun activities, articles, and learning games.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Dangerous Race for the South Pole

For Students 9th - 10th
After two Americans staked claim to reaching the North Pole, a Norwegian explorer and a British naval officer each set out for the last unmapped region in what newspapers called a "Race to the Pole." Elizabeth Leane sets the scene for...
Handout
National Snow and Ice Data Center

State of the Cryosphere: Ice Shelves

For Students 9th - 10th
If you need an in-depth explanation of ice shelves, then this is a resource that's worth looking into. There are plenty of diagrams showing existing ice shelves and the way they are shrinking.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography for Kids: Australia

For Students 1st - 9th
The history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population of Australia can be found on this website.
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Other

University of Delaware: Plate Tectonics

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site is a very simple overview of plate tectonics. It includes a map of all the major plates and a diagram of the layers of the earth.
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US Geological Survey

Usgs: Earth Surface Dynamics (Research Activities)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from USGS provides several activities to help understand the interrelationships among earth surface processes, ecological systems, and human activities. Also included are links to new findings and programs concerning Earth...
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Curated OER

Unesco: Denmark: Ilulissat Icefjord

For Students 9th - 10th
Located on the west coast of Greenland, 250 km north of the Arctic Circle, Greenland’s Ilulissat Icefjord (40,240 ha) is the sea mouth of Sermeq Kujalleq, one of the few glaciers through which the Greenland ice cap reaches the sea....
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Curated OER

Reference Map of Antarctic Ice Shelves

For Students 9th - 10th
View satellite pictures of 19 different areas of the ice shelves surrounding Antarctica. Each picture is labeled and can be viewed in the thermal or visible parts of the spectrum.
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Curated OER

Penguin Science: Penguins Marching Into the Classroom

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow Adelie Penguin families as they raise their chicks. Daily pictures (November through February) from the penguin colony on Ross Island, Antarctica. are posted with data for students to keep a field journal. Inquiry classroom...
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Curated OER

Penguin Science: Penguins Marching Into the Classroom

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow Adelie Penguin families as they raise their chicks. Daily pictures (November through February) from the penguin colony on Ross Island, Antarctica. are posted with data for students to keep a field journal. Inquiry classroom...
Graphic
Curated OER

Penguin Science: Penguins Marching Into the Classroom

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow Adelie Penguin families as they raise their chicks. Daily pictures (November through February) from the penguin colony on Ross Island, Antarctica. are posted with data for students to keep a field journal. Inquiry classroom...
Graphic
Curated OER

Penguin Science: Penguins Marching Into the Classroom

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow Adelie Penguin families as they raise their chicks. Daily pictures (November through February) from the penguin colony on Ross Island, Antarctica. are posted with data for students to keep a field journal. Inquiry classroom...
Graphic
Curated OER

Penguin Science: Penguins Marching Into the Classroom

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow Adelie Penguin families as they raise their chicks. Daily pictures (November through February) from the penguin colony on Ross Island, Antarctica. are posted with data for students to keep a field journal. Inquiry classroom...
Graphic
Curated OER

Penguin Science: Penguins Marching Into the Classroom

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow Adelie Penguin families as they raise their chicks. Daily pictures (November through February) from the penguin colony on Ross Island, Antarctica. are posted with data for students to keep a field journal. Inquiry classroom...

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