Antarctica Schools Resources

Links to educational resources about Antarctica, a selection of pages from this site.

 Easy - Simple account, large text.    Full - Default, older students & adults.

 Quick Introductions

Short illustrated and captioned introductions to topics, heavy on illustrations, light on captions. Ideal for younger students.

Overview
Shackleton
Historical stimulus pictures

Antarctic animals
Arctic animals
Antarctic treaty
Penguin adaptations

 Antarctica Environment

What is it like in Antarctica? - 1  Easy Full
What is it like in Antarctica? - 2  Easy Full
Fascinating Facts about Antarctica
Frequently asked questions about Antarctica
Comparisons between Arctic and Antarctic

Icebergs
Sea-ice formation

Antarctica glossary A - H
Antarctica glossary I - Z
Antarctic slang
Communications in Antarctica
Clothing in Antarctica
Food  More food
Surviving the cold
How penguins survive the cold
Hypothermia

Climate data and graphs

Antarctic Climate and Weather
Comparisons
Casey and Mawson stations
South Pole, McMurdo and Vostok stations
Weather phenomena

 Antarctica Science

The ozone hole
Antarctic Conservation
The Antarctic Treaty summary
The Antarctic Treaty full version

Human impacts:
Fishing
Mining and oil
Pollution
Tourism
Endangered animals

Global Warming in Antarctica
Global Warming overview
Global warming misconceptions
Prevent global warming
Carbon Offsetting
Carbon sinks
Carbon cycle

 Antarctic Recipes

Bannocks
Pemmican
Sledging Biscuits
Hoosh
Food chain
Round the World race
All - overview

 Antarctica Animal Life

Penguins

Chinstrap penguin
Pygoscelis antarctica

Gentoo penguin
Pygoscelis papua

Emperor penguins
Aptenodytes forsteri

King penguins
Aptenodytes patagonica

Adelie penguin
Pygoscelis adeliae

Other birds

Snow petrel
Pagrodama nivea

 Blue eyed shag
Phalacrocopax atriceps

 Giant petrel
Macronectes giganteus

 Wandering albatross
Diomedea axulans

 Antarctic skua
Catharacta maccormicki

Seals

Weddell seals
Leptonychotes weddelli

 Southern fur seal
Arctocephalus gazella

 Southern elephant seal
Mirounga leonina

 Crabeater seal
Lobodon carcinophagus
 

Leopard Seal
Hydruga leptonyx

Marine Life

Whale species

Whaling -1
Historical perspective

Whaling -2
Why were whales caught?

Whaling pictures

Whales and food webs

Krill
Euphausia superba

 Whale species
Species and lifestyle



 Transport

Travel and transport in Antarctica

Icebreakers and ice-strengthened ships

James Clark Ross - ice strengthened ship

Kapitan Khlebnikov - icebreaker

Yamal - nuclear powered icebreaker

Ships then and now, a comparison

 Antarctic Maps and
 Geography

Antarctic continental maps

Regional Maps
Maps + pictures + worksheets

Alexandra Mountains
Deception Island (simple)
Liv and Shackleton Glaciers
Minna Bluff & Mt. Discovery
Ross Island & Mt. Erebus
The Cloudmaker & Beardmore Glacier

 

 Antarctica History

Exploration time line
Antarctica geological timeline, a history of the land

Roald Amundsen

Douglas Mawson

Robert Falcon Scott, Discovery expedition
Robert Falcon Scott, the South Pole

The race to the pole - Amundsen and Scott

Sir Ernest Shackleton, Nimrod Expedition
Sir Ernest Shackleton, Trans-Antarctic (Endurance) expedition

Ships of the explorers

L'Astrolabe
Aurora
Belgica
Discovery
Endurance
Erebus and Terror
Fram
Nimrod
Terra Nova