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Constructing
Knowledge
What do you question?
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What do you know?
Click here to take the Ice quiz
The Antarctic Continent
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Satellite
Image of Antarctica
Antarctica is not owned by any one country. Click here to view a map of Antarctic regions and general topographical sites.
Check in now for an up-to-the-minute report on the weather conditions. Check out a LIVE image at the South Pole. |
Ice
is Ice is Ice??
Ice Gallery-requires flash
Glaciers and Icebergs
Glacier!Pictures to help us understand
grounding zone | ice sheet | ice shelf | calved from an ice sheet | iceberg | iceberg alley | ablation and equilibrium
Sea Ice
Pictures to help us understandSea Ice Today | frazil ice | black (grease) ice | pancake ice | pack ice (sea ice)
Sea Ice Tour (takes a while to load)
Animation of Sea Ice for 10 years from the Scientific Visualization Studio
The Poles
Tell me more about the magnetic pole - an interactive mystery about the discovery of the north pole.
Locations of both poles and a simple explanation:
Antarctica in the News
B-15 Iceberg off Ross Ice Shelf-animtion
Pine Island Glacier Crack- animation ----and then it separated!
Ross Shelf Icebergs that have calved
Icebergs
in the News
December 2002-Scientific American
Article
What does Antarctica tell us about Global Climate change?
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Weather Hand-out The Southern Ocean and Global Climate Deciphering mysteries of Past Climate from Antarctic Ice Cores |
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"I heard the ice caps were melting, and if they all melt, most of the world's coastlines would be gone, such as most of Florida and some of Louisiana. Is this true?"
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We are studying sea ice, frozen sea water which is floating on the ocean. There is some evidence that sea ice in the Arctic has decreased in the last 20 years, but not in the Antarctic. But even if the ice were to melt, it would not affect the sea level since the ice is already floating (a glass of water does not overflow when the ice cubes melt). A number of ice shelves, which fringe the Antarctic coast, have broken up in recent years. These shelves are made of freshwater ice but they are also floating, and their collapse does not affect sea level. If all the grounded ice on the Antarctic continent were to melt, it would raise the sea level by tens of meters. But there is no evidence that this is happening, and if it were, it would take thousands of years to melt completely. Ian Allison Voyage Leader, Antarctic CRC and Australian Antarctic Division Program leader, Glaciology |
Antarctic Variables for Global Climate Change
The
Iceberg Lab
Links to Antarctica Resources
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Teacher Resources Fluffy Snow to Glacial Ice Classroom Activity Get Involved in an Online Classroom about Antarctica- Blue Ice Teachers Experiencing Antarctica - organization of teachers who have been to Antarctica doing research. Lesson plans, activities, and applications for you to go! Special!! Teacher there now!! Live from Antarctica - Teacher's guides and resources from past live telecasts from Antarctica. Glacier, huge website from Rice University and the Education Development Center, with lots of information including an introduction to the continent of Antarctica and an excellent glossary on ice terms. The New South Polar Times - Online Newsletter from Antarctica, with teacher resources. Classroom Project on Antarctica- well prepared website with lots of information for students. Rob Holmes' cool Antarctic Stuff Underwater Field Guide to Ross Island:
Research Organizations The Antarctica Project- conservation organization National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Joint Australian Center in Antarctica- JACARA AMANDA-Antarctic Muon And Neutrino Detector Array |
General Knowledge US South Pole Station-clickable map with images South Pole Summer Diaries 2002- day by day journal of scientists at the pole. Virtual Antarctica - Excellent site! Just like you were there! Pictures, journals, glossary, content. Ice Trek - website about a trek across Antarctica- following in the footsteps of the explorers. Content information and great pictures. The Chilling Fields - Discovery Channel online expedition, journal, pictures, content. The Antarctic Connection- History, trivia and Giftshop The Orient Lines- The MV Marco Polo was the cruise ship I took to travel to Antarctica. The Food Web in Antarctica requires Java Icebergs- link page about icebergs Year at the South Pole- journal The Drake Passage-journal by a photographer The Seventh Continent-personal journal of scientist Field Manual for the United States Antarctic Program. Learn how to survive! |