Related Information on the WWW
Antarctica Geolife Map Activity
Antarctic key facts: World Factbook 1995.
http://cliffie.nosc.mil/~NATLAS/wfb/
Virtual Antarctica:
http://www.terraquest.com/va/science/geography/geography.html
Antarctic ecosystem at ICAIR (International Center for Antarctic
Information and Research).
http://www.icair.iac.org.nz/tourism/visitor.html
Antarctic maps: Australian Antarctic Division's Map Collection.
http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/sci/human/dm/maps/maps.html
David Hess, who works for Allied Signal Technical Service Corp
at Wallops, Virginia, wrote to Patti Weeg's (Delmar Elementary
School Wicomico County, Maryland) class from Antarctica. This
site chronicles their interactions and links to a wealth of info
about Antarctica.
http://www.intercom.net/local/weeg/hess.html
Website for the National Council for Geographic Education:
http://multimedia2.freac.fsu.edu/ncge/
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History/Government Activity
Virtual Antarctica documents the essential historical overview
of exploration of Antarctica, including the Heroic Era when the
great explorers including Robert Scott, Ernest Shackleton, Douglas,
Mawson and Roald Amundsen ventured to uncover the mysteries of
Antarctica.
http://www.terraquest.com/va/history/history.html
ICAIR provides images of Shackleton and Scott's ships, links to
history of Ross Island, the Southern Cross Expedition and more
historical data.
http://www.icair.iac.org.nz/history/
Visit Shackleton's hut and learn about his British Antarctic expedition
of 1907-1909 at Doug Quin's site.
http://www.webdirectory.com/antarctica/journal6/dec3.html
Katie Wallett's New South Polar Times documents a history of the
South Pole and links to information about Polar explorers.
http://www.deakin.edu.au/edu/MSEE/GENII/NSPT/HistSPExpl.html
Excellent collection of images and background information on several
Antarctic expeditions prepared by Donal Manahan, professor at
the University of Southern California.
http://arts.usf.edu/~marsh/history.html
Everything you need to know about the Antarctic Treaty is found
at this ICAIR site including a copy of the Treaty itself.
http://www.icair.iac.org.nz/treaty/
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A Job for Everyone
Learn about the careers and lives of The Antarctic Team via
journals and biographies available online at our Live From Antarctica
2 web site.
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/antarctica2/main/field.html
NSF's Polar Program background on research objectives in the Antarctic
are detailed here.
http://www.nsf.gov/nsf/nsfpubs/nsf9491/nsf9491h.htm#UnitedSt
LTER (Long Term Ecological Research)'s Palmer Station overview,
history, project information and related links.
http://www.crseo.ucsb.edu/lter/lter.html
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Getting There: Half the Battle!
Lee Liming's Tourist Expedition to Antarctica gives an insider's
view of an actual trip to Antarctica via the R/V Marco Polo in
Jan-Feb. 1994.
http://http2.sils.umich.edu/Antarctica/Story.html
Lee Liming's Tourist Expedition site includes Visitor's Guidelines at:
http://http2.sils.umich.edu/Antarctica/Tour/Guidelines.html
Terraquest's Virtual Antarctica Clothing and Equipment checklist
to help students define just what they need to pack on a trip
to Antarctica.
http://www.terraquest.com/va/expedition/equipment.html
Students plan a trip to Antarctica in this online Gulf of Maine
Aquarium lesson on preparing for the Antartic cold.
http://octopus.gma.org/surfing/antarctica/cold.html
Your Stay At Palmer Station -- this Antarctic Support Associates
file gives instructive information on preparing for a trip to
Palmer Station.
gopher://quest.arc.nasa.gov:70/00/interactive-projects/Antarctica/NSF/pal-stay
Geologist James E. Lundy's Fall of 1995 trip aboard the R/V Palmer
research vessel.
http://piano.geo.utexas.edu/~jiml/palmer.html
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The Ice Ecosystem
An activity about tracking the changes in the Antarctic ice
sheet -- use an atlas and satellite imagery to examine the geography
of the region and the changing boundaries of the ice sheet. Excellent
lesson plan includes use of NIH imaging software.
http://octopus.gma.org/surfing/antarctica/ice.html
Lessons and resources created by ICAIR's LEARNZ (Linking Education
with Antarctic Research in New Zealand.
http://icair.iac.org.nz/~psommerv/web/lessonpl/learnz/learnz96/seaice.htm
This LTER (Long Term Ecological Research) at Palmer Station site
provides an overview and information about the history and projects
conducted.
http://www.crseo.ucsb.edu/lter/lter.html
This University of Colorado National Snow and Ice Data Center
(NSIDC)provides data and information resource for those studying
snow and ice, and their importance to the Earth system. Education
resources for teachers with links to studies on Antarctic ice.
http://www-nsidc.colorado.edu/
A great set of ColdLinks -- World Wide Web sites to offer interesting
and useful information about the crysophere, climate and global
change, and remote sensing.
http://www-nsidc.colorado.edu/NSIDC/coldlinks.html#EDUCATE
The Teel Family of Alaska shares their web site full of fun SNOW
activities including: Snow Science -- Snow crystals and how to
study them. Snow Activities -- Snow scavenger hunt to an ice candle;
Snow Art -- Cutting six-sided snowflakes to snow paint. Snow Literature
-- Snow folk tales and poems; Snow Food -- Snow ice-cream and
an edible glacier; Snow Links -- Links to other web sites about
snow.
http://www.teelfamily.com/activities/snow/
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Ship Mechanics
THE *best* site for information on the Polar Duke and Nathaniel
Palmer vessels including : Life On Board the Ship, Communications,
Computing, Equipment, Labs, Ship Deck Plans, Ship Safety, etc.
presented by the Antarctic Support Associates.
http://enterprise.asa.org/vessels.html
Details the Marco Polo cruise ship which hosted Lee Liming's 1994
trip to Antarctica.
http://http2.sils.umich.edu/Antarctica/Marco_Polo/MarcoPolo.html
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Oil & Water Don't Mix... or Do They?
Ocean Planet's Oil Spill background information details the
sources, accidents, and cleanup of oil spills.
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/peril_oil_pollution.html
Details the environmental issues in Antarctica including information
about oil spills.
http://www.icair.iac.org.nz/~psommerv/web/informat/caring/6_caring.htm#oil
US Environmental Protection Agency's Oil Spill Program provides
information about the U.S. EPA's program for preventing, preparing
for, and responding to oil spills.
http://www.epa.gov/superfnd/oerr/er/oilspill/oilhome.htm
Newton's Apple lesson on oil spill cleanups with links to related
topics.
http://discovery.syr.edu/Projects/Newton/10/lessons/Oilspill.html
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Water Forms Layers
Ocean in Commotion is a site containing multiple links to
information about why the ocean is salty, ocean currents, density,
temperature, currents, satellite images, circulation. Useful for
older students doing research.
http://geosun1.sjsu.edu/~dreed/105/currents.html
"Why Is the Ocean Salty?" By Herbert Swenson (US Geological
Survey Publication) A clear and easy to understand document answering
questions about sea salinity and the source of the salt in
sea water.
http://www.ci.pacifica.ca.us/NATURAL/SALTY/salty.html
Project Athena Curriculum (engages students in observing phenomena
using remote-sensed data to construct knowledge about the world),
relating to Oceans, points to instruction units and project
activities including Tracking Drifter Buoys and Ocean Color lessons.
http://athena.wednet.edu/curric/oceans/
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Effects of Light/Dark on Phytoplankton Populations
The Marine Ecosystem of the Antarctic is described including
information about plankton, krill, and fish and squid.
http://www.terraquest.com/va/science/environments/m.environments.html
An excellent Antarctic Food Web lesson entitled "Who Eats
Who In the Antarctic?" by Kim Kovich Coon Rapids, Minnesota.
http://www.intercom.net/local/weeg/antarct7.html
American Geophysical Union report on the effects of UV on phytoplankton
in the Southern Ocean.
http://earth.agu.org/revgeophys/smith01/node18.html
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Tracking Activity
WhaleNet's STOP (Satellite Tagging Observation Program) provides
opportunities for students to participate in whale and seal tracking
activities using satellite imagery.
http://whale.wheelock.edu/whalenet-stuff/stop_cover.html
Australia's Antarctic Research Division provides updated information
about the research affecting seal, penguins, krill and other marine
life.
http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/sci/bio/bio.html
The Adelie Penguin Monitoring Program where scientists at the
Australian Antarctic Division study both these species; the research
described at this site relates to a long-term monitoring study
of the Adélie penguin, including satellite tracking of
Adelie penguins.
http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/sci/bio/adelie_penguins/adelie_penguins.html
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Heat Exchange
New Zealand Antarctic Programme file on Adaptation to Cold
with a special foucs on seals, whales, fish, birds, krill, land
plants and animals and their adaptive features.
http://www.icair.iac.org.nz/~psommerv/web/informat/adapt/8_adapta.htm
"How Do Survival Techniques of Antarctic Explorers and Polar
Animals Compare?" This is the question that students ofthe
Accelerated Learning Labortory of Worcester, MA. focus their study
on the survival techniques of polar animals and the ways humans
mimic these naturally occurring phenomenon. Students will conduct cold environment adaptation
experiments, as well as investigate thermal energy concepts, such
as the transfer of heat energy, conduction, insulation, and convection.
http://nis.accel.worc.k12.ma.us/WWW/Projects/Antarctica/antarctic.html
Sea World's Animal Information Database provides a broad base
of information on marine mammals.
http://www.bev.net/education/SeaWorld/
Virtual Antarctica's Science link provides in depth information
about marine and terrestrial environments and Antarctic animals.
http://www.terraquest.com/va/science/science.html
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Penquin Adaptation
Virtual Antarctica's Science link to extensive information
on penguins includes: Flightless Birds, Behavior, Breeding Locomotion,
Colonies, Adelie Penguin, Emperor Penguin, Gentoo Penguin, Chinstrap Penguin and The Crested Penguins.
http://www.terraquest.com/va/science/penguins/penguins.html
Hear the sounds and see the sights as wildlife sound recordist
and NSF Artist-in-Residence, Doug Quin, shares his Antarctic experiences.
Highlights include: a visit to the emperor penguins and an Adelie
penguin colony on Ross Island; hear leopard seals and Weddell
seals at the edge of the sea ice; and experience the creaking
and groaning of glaciers from deep within frozen crevasses. Drop
in on scientists at the US base on McMurdo Sound and learn about
remarkable research.
http://www.webdirectory.com/antarctica/
Gulf of Maine Aquarium provides the useful classroom lessons focusing
on Penguin Adaptation, Coping with the Cold, Blubber Glove, Salt
Concentration, Chick Die-Off, Changes in Antarctic Ice, and Creating Plankton.
http://octopus.gma.org/surfing/antarctica/index.html
The Adelie Penguin Monitoring Program where scientists at the
Australian Antarctic Division study both these species; the research
described at this site relates to a long-term monitoring study of the Adélie penguin.
http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/sci/bio/adelie_penguins/adelie_penguins.html
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Comparative Marine Biology
Virtual Antarctica's Science link provides in depth information
about marine and terrestrial environments and Antarctic animals.
http://www.terraquest.com/va/science/science.html
ICAIR's descriptive file on penguins, seals and whales provides
images and background information on related issues concerning
Antarctic marine life.
http://www.icair.iac.org.nz/education/resource/informat/penguins/9_pengui.htm
Satellite images and pictures of Antarctica and the Southern Hemisphere
can be found among the many links at this NSIDC (National Snow
and Ice Data Center).
http://www-nsidc.colorado.edu/NSIDC/gallery.html
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An Ozone Primer
The Environmental Protection Agency's Stratosphereic Ozone
Web site provides a wealth of information about the science of
ozone depletion, regulations in the US designed to protect the
ozone layer, information on methyl bromide, and contains many
links to other sites.
http://www.epa.gov/docs/ozone/index.html
NASA Ames Numerical Aerospace Simulation's Stratospheric Ozone
Depletion resource file for both teachers and students interested
in the ozone layer. Extensive links particularly useful for the
middle-high schoolers.
http://www.nas.nasa.gov/NAS/Education/TeacherWork/Ozone/Ozone.homepage.html
ICAIR's ozone depletion informational file with key links to ozone
related web sites including the animation of 1995 ozone hole data
and current ozone images available at NOAA.
http://www.icair.iac.org.nz/environment/ozone/index.html
NASA's Facts Online -- Fact Sheet on Ozone from modeling to monitoring
projects.
http://pao.gsfc.nasa.gov/gsfc/service/gallery/fact_sheets/earthsci/ozonestu.htm
NASA Mike's (who is the Systems Manager for External Interfaces
on the Earth Observing Systems (EOS-PM) Project at NASA-Goddard
Space Flight Center) site provides a wealth of information about
Ozone -- from the History of TOMS (Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer)
to Live Image links.
http://webhost.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasamike/essays/toms/toms.htm
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UV/Plant Activity
Your students are invited to participate in the Ozone Depletion
Art Project and share thier artistic creations online that reflect
their understanding of the harmful effects of ozone depletion,
including increased UV radiation exposure.
http://www.epa.gov/ozone/art/enter.html
An extensive Ozone Depletion FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
that offers insights into the effects of UV on various life forms.
http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/ozone-depletion/uv/faq.html
Union of Concerned Scientist's Sound Science Initiative on Ozone
Depletion details the impact and issues.
http://www.ucsusa.org/textonly/global/text.ozone.html
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Data to Death (Krill)
An excellent article with images and charts focusing on the
issues relating to the Antarctic krill population written by Dr
Stephen Nicol is the Principal Research scientist in charge of
the krill research team at the Australian Antarctic Division in
Kingston, Tasmania.
http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/sci/bio/issues_krill/issues_krill.html
Virtual Antarctica's Marine Ecosystem background file on plankton,
krill, squid and fish.
http://www.terraquest.com/va/science/environments/m.environments.html#B
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Design a Project Palmer Research Station
Detailed information about Palmer Station presents overview,
history, and the projects conducted.
http://www.crseo.ucsb.edu/lter/lter.html
US Long Term Ecological Research Network -- find out what LTER
is, the major milestones, and the research conducted via this
site.
http://lternet.edu/
Live From Antarctica's (Dec '94-Jan '95) activities included designing
a new South Pole station. This lesson plan gives foundation for
Activity B.2.
gopher://quest.arc.nasa.gov/00/interactive-projects/Antarctica/teacherguide/program3.txt
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Antarctica: Who needs it?
National Science Foundation's Polar Programs site detailing
the various research projects and goals of Antarctic Programs.
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/publicat/nsf95138/chap7.htm#2
Facilities, Logistics, and Support describes NSF supported research
stations in Antarctica.
http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/antarct/nsf9693/fls.htm
Cornelius Sullivan (Director of the Office of Polar Programs -
1993) addresses the question of "Why go to Antarctica to
conduct scientific research?"
http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/antarct/dec93/dec93-01.htm
Antarctica: A Unique Laboratory for Science --Science is the principal
human activity in Antarctica. The continent and the seas around
it are a natural laboratory in which to investigate fundamental
questions in astronomy and astrophysics, glaciology.
http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/antarct/antprog/chiii.htm
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