Official site of the British Antarctic Survey, this page offers info. on various aspects of Antarctica's physical geography, as well as wildlife, weather & other related topics.

Visit the Byrd Polar Research Center site and find out about the research currently going on in Antarctica. Click on Polar Pointers to find links to other sites with information about the Antarctic.

For this lesson, students learn about the different types of weather and the factors that impact them, including air pressure, humidity, sun and wind.

After learning why scientists go to Antarctica, students plan and go on an expedition of an "unexplored" territory themselves. Planning guide for the expedition is included.

Why would you ever want to go to Antarctica? This lesson plan allows the students to imagine what life would be like at the bottom of the earth. The teacher can then e-mail the South Pole Observatory for answers to their questions.

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.