Classroom Antarctica - Site from the Australian Antarctic Division for primary & secondary students & teachers.

Antarctica - from the Tasmanian Education Department

Zoom School - Antarctica

Map

Antarctica New Zealand is the body responsible for developing & administering NZ's activities in Antarctica. These are excellent school resources:-

FAQ's about Antarctica

Ten Facts - long list of Antarctic topics in this fact sheet page from the Australian Antarctic Division.

Glacier Website - very comprehensive site about most aspects of Antarctica.

Antarctica - the Continent of Wonder -Thinkquest 1999 site developed by Japanese students.

The Driest Continent in the World - also compares the size of Antarctica and USA. From NOVA Online

Antarctica - from Science Clarified

Wired Antarctica 

Wildlife of Antarctica - Detailed information on species of penguins, seals, birds & whales

Plants & animals of Antarctica - from the Tasmanian Education Department

Click here to find out about the stations. There is also a link to the current weather and a webcam at each station.

Life at a Station

• Living in Antarctica FAQ's

• About the stations  

Casey

Davis

Mawson

Macquarie Island

• Australia's Antarctic Community

• Australian Scientists in Antarctica

• Personal stories about how people live in Antarctica

United States scientists in Antarctica - from the Glacier website

Life on the Ice - on a research station, at a deep field camp & on a ship from Wired Antarctica

Tourism in Antarctica -  from the British Antarctic Survey

Tourism Information Sheet  - from Antarctica New Zealand (needs Acrobat Reader)

Destination Antarctica - Lonely Planet Guide to travel in Antarctica

Living & Working in Antarctica- from the Australian Antarctic Division 

The Ice Core - a timeline of what has happened in Antarctica. Click on the ice-core graphic to get the timeline. From NOVA Online

Mawson's Huts -including what they are, how they are being restored & why we need to restore them.

Mawson Station                              

Antarctic Explorers - from Tasmanian Education Department

Douglas Mawson - biography from BTN's Famous Australians

Douglas Mawson - This site gives insights into Douglas Mawson's life and into the science which inspired him.

An Antarctic Timeline - 1519-1959 - from SouthPole.com

Map of Antarctica - showing territory claimed by countries.

Who owns Antarctica?

Australia's Antarctic Program  - from the Australian Antarctic Division 

A special place

Webcam at Mawson Station  - Live weather details

Wired Antarctica - Images

A Month in Antarctica - NSW CAP Online Research Module. Stage 3 HSIE.

Classroom Antarctica - includes 8 units of work on various aspects of Antarctic life

Class Lessons - from Wired Antarctica (North American Education Project)

Wired Antarctica Games