GLACIERS,
Antarctica, and Ernest
Shackleton
What are Glaciers?
Glacier Information from National Snow and Ice
Data Center
http://nsidc.org/cryosphere/glaciers/
Glacier
Information from Rice University
http://web.archive.org/web/20041116035846/http://www.glacier.rice.edu/invitation/1_introduction.html
Glaciers
described by the USGS
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/vsc/glossary/glacier.html
Glacier
info - National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/glba/naturescience/glaciers.htm
http://www.nps.gov/glac/naturescience/glaciers.htm
https://www2.usgs.gov/climate_landuse/clu_rd/glacierstudies/default.asp
https://www.usgs.gov/science-explorer-results?es=glaciers&classification=image
Still
more glacier information - from University of Vermont
http://www.uvm.edu/whale/GlaciersGlacialAges.html
The
Glacier Story
-
http://nsidc.org/agdc/
Antarctica Facts:
National Geographic -
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/antarctica/
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/antarctica/
Antarctica for Kids -
https://kidzfeed.com/antarctica-facts-for-kids/
Experience
Antarctica from Australian Antarctic Division
http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica
Terraquest Virtual Tour -
http://archive.secondstory.com/project/terraquest-virtual-antarctica
Antarctica Online from
Australia
http://www.antarcticaonline.com/home/home.htm
Photos -
http://www.antarcticaonline.com/photos/photos.htm
Tour
of Antarctica from University of Chicago
http://astro.uchicago.edu/cara/vtour/
Glacier videos -
http://www.neok12.com/Glaciers.htm
Antarctica:
Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the South Pole
from The Exploratorium
http://www.exploratorium.edu/origins/antarctica/
NOVA
pages - Warnings From the Ice
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/warnings/index.html
Virtual Tours of Antarctica -
https://www.bas.ac.uk/polar-operations/life-in-the-polar-regions/virtual-tours/virtual-trip-to-antarctica/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqnQo3DgEoo
https://halley360.antarcti.co/
Maps of Antarctica:
Landsat Map of Antarctica -
http://lima.usgs.gov/
World
Atlas -
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/an.htm
ABC Science -
http://www.abc.net.au/science/antarctica/ingrid/maps.htm
Political Maps
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/islands_oceans_poles/antarctic_region_pol_95.jpg
http://www.mapsofworld.com/antarctica/
National Geographic
blank
map and
physical
map and
detailed and
interactive
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/mapping/outline-map/?map=Antarctica&ar_a=1
Satellite Image -
http://geology.com/world/antarctica-satellite-image.shtml
Various maps -
http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/environment/geography/maps
Photo Gallery for Antarctica
http://www.google.com/help/maps/streetview/gallery/antarctica/
http://photolibrary.usap.gov/
http://www.coolantarctica.com/gallery/Antarctica_gallery_home.htm
http://gosouthamerica.about.com/od/antarctica/a/Antphotos.htm
CIA
Factbook map and text
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/wfbExt/region_ant.html
Stamps
and the Antarctic
http://www.south-pole.com/homepage.html
Ernest
Shackleton
plus map
http://www.shackleton100.com/
Celebrating the centenery of Sir Ernest Shacleton's amazing journey
https://www.biography.com/people/ernest-shackleton-9480091
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Shackleton
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/past-exhibitions/shackleton
https://www.popularmechanics.com/adventure/outdoors/a26132645/shackleton-endurance-research-trip/
Scientists:
Antarctic Connection - Why
Scientists Love the Antarctic
http://www.antarcticconnection.com/shopcontent.asp?type=science-index
Teachers
Experiencing Antarctica and the Arctic
http://tea.armadaproject.org/
Robin
Ellwood from Rye, NH -
http://tea.armadaproject.org/tea_ellwoodfrontpage.html
2008 -
http://www.polartrec.com/lake-ecosystems-in-antarctica
Kevin Lavigne from
Hanover, NH -
http://tea.armadaproject.org/tea_lavignefrontpage.html
The
Armada Project -
http://www.armadaproject.org/
Science and Antarctica -
http://www.antarctica.gov.au/science
Webcams in Antarctica -
http://www.camscape.com/Antarctica/index.html
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/images/webcams/
http://www.usap.gov/videoclipsandmaps/spwebcam.cfm
http://www.usap.gov/videoclipsandmaps/mcmwebcam.cfm
Lesson Plans for Teachers:
Classroom Antarctica - 8 units and
lots of activities
http://classroom.antarctica.gov.au/
Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears -
http://beyondpenguins.ehe.osu.edu/issue/icebergs-and-glaciers/hands-on-lessons-and-activities-about-glaciers
Teach-nology
Antarctica Lesson Plans
http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/current_events/antarctica/
Antarctic Lesson Plans -
http://www.units.muohio.edu/cryolab/education/AntarcticLessons.htm
Lesson Plans from PBS to
accompany Shackleton
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/shackleton/classroom/lesson.html
Pro Teacher Antarctica Lesson
Plans -
http://www.proteacher.com/090069.shtml
Antarctica from Discovery School
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-lesson-plans/antarctica.cfm
National Geographic's Lesson Plan:
Penguins - Built to
Swim -
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/activity/penguins-built-to-swim/?ar_a=1
Miami University Lesson Plans
for Antarctica
https://www.units.miamioh.edu/cryolab/education/AntarcticLessons.htm
Antarctica Thinkquest
http://wayback.archive-it.org/3635/20130919164041/http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215022/
Mr. Donn's Lesson Plans
http://continents.mrdonn.org/antarctica.html
http://k12west.mrdonn.org/Poles.html
Education World Activities -
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson042.shtml
Make Model Glaciers -
http://www.nps.gov/glac/forteachers/4-6-unit-two-activity-3-model-glaciers.htm
http://www2.umaine.edu/USITASE/teachers/pdf/glaciergoo2.pdf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-NHzx5qbOk
Games:
Glacier Word Game (online)
http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/glacier-ws.htm
Glacier Jig Saw (online)
http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/glacier-js.htm
Glacier Crossword Puzzle (online)
http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/glacier-cw.htm
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