Antarctic Links
National Ice and Snow Center – Comparisons of the Arctic and Antarctic – a comparison of the Arctic and Antarctic with an emphasis on ice and snow.
Discovering Antarctica – an interactive site with everything from activity sheets to videos.
EducaPoles
is the International Polar Foundation's educational site. An interactive site
that has animations, videos and audio that address a variety of topics about
both polar regions.
International Polar Foundation
– from their website: “The International Polar Foundation communicates and educates on Polar research as a way to understand key environmental and climate mechanisms.”
International Polar Year 2007-08 site – the international website for information about research and events associated with IPY.
Polar Palooza – videographers accompany polar scientist to record and broadcast their work via the internet during IPY. Dr. Ginny Catania from UT Jackson Institute will be one of the featured scientists.
Antarctica: the farthest place close to home – a 7 – 12 educational resource that provides unique curricular materials to support and enhance general science topics using Antarctic Science as a springboard.
Teachers Experiencing Antarctica and the Arctic – an NSF funded project that linked teachers and researchers to do field science in the Arctic and Antarctic until 2004. Includes journals, photos and activities produced by the participating teachers.
PolarTrec – an NSF funded program that currently links teachers and polar researchers. Learn about ongoing polar science through journals, photos and web casts.