antarctica

An introduction to Antarctica, including the people, geography, and animals that live there, as well as one of Antarctica's amazing modern marvels.

Discusses Antarctica including the animals that live there, the scientists who work there, and the problems with its environment.

Lost and recovered pictures taking by Captain Robert Falcon Scott during the last months of the tragic Terra Nova Expedition, in which his party reached the South Pole in January 1912, but the five man party died on the treacherous travel back home and it is believed that Scott died on March 29, 1912 on Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica.

Photographs and text celebrate the beauty and majesty of Antarctica, highlighting the region's wildlife, landscape, and geography.

Provides an account of ill-fated English explorer Robert Falcon Scott's 1912 expedition that left a six-member scientific team stranded on the South Pole, adapted from the unpublished diaries of the men involved.

A fictional account of Sir Ernest Shackleton's treacherous voyage to Antarctica--in which he and his crew became trapped in ice--told by Mrs. Chippy, a cat on the ship.

Presents a short study of Antarctica, and describes the land and climate, natural resources, wildlife, early explorers, scientific bases, and more.

The RBI team searches for a lost artifact in Antarctica, but terrible blizzards, floating pack ice, and a creature that swims with the seals make the mission more difficult.

A teaching unit on the Polar Regions that includes teacher resource pages; cross-curricular activities; teacher directed lessons and independent activities.