Links to Educational Sites

• DLESE

  A community-centered resource for anyone interested in learning more about the Earth. Supported by the National Science Foundation

• Exploratorium

  Antarctica, Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole.

• Glacier Home Page
  

  A project from Rice University, developed as a resource for teaching Earth Science and uses the Internet to provide students with an interactive exploration of Antarctica.

• Glaciers and Glaciation
• Glaciers Are Formed From Snow

  Concept 1 GLACIERS ARE FORMED FROM SNOW. Investigation 1.1 What is the shape of snowflakes? Investigation 1.2 Can ice be created from snow? How much ice can be made from a certain amount of snow? Investigation 1.3 How does old snow look compared to new snow?

• Live From Antarctica 2

  This is a "Passport To Knowledge" (PTK) project, supported in part by the National Science Foundation and the Officeof Polar Programs, with satellite telecommunications made possible by NASA's ACTS Satellite Experiments Program. The program used "multi-media resources (live telecasts, on-line resources, and hands-on print curriculum resources)to connect the classroom to the real world and to fulfill PTK's mission to place science in culture's mainstream. The on-line and live video portions of the field trip are partially underwritten by NASA and NSF and are free to educators.

• National Snow and Ice Data Center; All about glaciers

  What makes a glacier? Where are glaciers found? How does the climate affect glaciers? Take a quick tour through the life of a glacier.

• SnowCrystals

  This site is all about snow crystals and snowflakes.

   

• Teachers Experiencing Antarctica

  Each season the TEA program sends 12-16 teachers to the Arctic and Antarctic to participate in research expeditions. The teachers send daily electronic journals / correspondence / images from the field and develop K-12 classroom activities.

• US Coast Guard International Ice Patrol (IIP) Homepage
• Virtual Tour of the South Pole
• Warnings from the Ice

  NOVA's coverage of Antarctic ice core research.

• About Antarctica

  Introductory guide designed for high school students and covering topics such as continental drift, weather, ice movements, global warming, seals, and penguins

• Antarctica: The Farthest Place Close To Home

  The American Museum Of Natural History. Investigate the extreme environment of this polar continent and its value to scientists worldwide. Students formulate and ask questions, conduct investigations, think critically about images and data, and draw reasoned conclusions.

• Antarctic Weather

  Antarctica is a huge continent over 50 times the size of Great Britain. The five British bases are at coastal sites, primarily so that stores can easily be transported ashore...

• Classroom Antartica

  Enjoy using the ideas in Classroom Antarctica to stimulate your students' interest in real world applications for Science

• Discovery School's A - Z Geography

  Features a detailed article on the land, climate, natural resources and exploration of Antarctica.

• Glacier Power: An Earth Sciences Curriculum Element

  Was designed for grades four through six by the Alaska SAR Facility Science Division.

• LEARNZ - Linking Education and Antarctic Research in New Zealand

  An educational program aimed at ages 8 to 14 years which uses the technology and environment of Antarctica to develop understandings in science, social studies, English, technology and maths

• Science for Everyone: Climate and Global Change

  Stories, reports, and images that are specially selected to help convey the wonder of our home planet and beyond.

• The Why Files

  Short reports on the environment from The Why Files