This lesson plan focuses on the differences between the Arctic and Antarctic. There are resources including videos, animation, printables and full lessons. You can also download the lesson plan as PDF.
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This page lists Introductory resources for teachers. These polar resources are suitable for ages ~11-14 (UK key stage 3) and ages 15-16 years (UK GCSE). Introductory-level articles are highlighted with a yellow flash on the website. See a list of Introductory articles here. We are also pleased to present a series of four introductory StoryMap
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Discovering Antarctica is an interactive website and resource developed by the British Antarctic Survey and the Royal Geographical Society. It has a host of features suitable for an introductory level to Antarctica (~11-14 years; UK key stage 3). There is a number of resources, including ecosystems and food webs, science and exploration, tourism, challenges, and
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Icemap is a cool visualisation that may be good for younger (11-14 years) students. Follow Lenny the Lemming on his journey through time, as the climate changes and the ice sheet evolves from 37,000 years ago to 8000 years ago. IceMap+ is an interactive reconstruction of the Last Eurasian Ice Age, and allows students to
Bethan Davies virtual lectures I have a few videos on YouTube and embedded in this website that may be of interest. See the examples below! A panel of experts discuss the impact of climate change in the Arctic, Antarctic and Himalaya. Chaired by Dr Bethan Davies. A lecture on glaciers and climate change globally, suitable
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Here are my top ten Antarctic Facts! Antarctica is 14,000,000 km2 in size: this makes it the world’s fifth-largest continent, after Asia, Africa, North America and South America. 10 children have been born in Antarctica, to Argentinian and Chilean parents. There are 82 scientific bases in Antarctica, supporting a total continent-wide population of around 4000
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Wildlife at Rothera Rothera sees a wide variety of wildlife throughout the year. All of the large animals around Rothera rely on the ocean and particularly on krill as a basis for their diet; there is very little that grows on land. Seals, penguins and whales form the majority of the wildlife seen at Rothera
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In this page, I have tried to explain and put right some common misconceptions about glaciers often held by students. Nothing lives on glaciers Glaciers may appear lifeless, but in fact they are a rich biological hotspot. Glaciers are dusty places, and that dust is bound together with a rich and varied microbial life. This
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Wildlife photographs from James Ross Island and around the Antarctic Peninsula, taken by Bethan Davies during the 2011 and 2012 field seasons. See also the Wildlife at Rothera blog post. Chinstrap penguins at Point Wild, northern Antarctic Peninsula, March 2012. Wildlige at Rothera
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Introduction | Rothera | South Georgia | Research ships | Working deep field Introduction There are many bases across Antarctica; around 30 countries have around 82 bases. Some of these bases are open only in summer, and others are operated all year around. The summertime population of Antarctica is around 5000 people (not including those
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