Links and Resources
International Polar Year
International Polar Year
http://www.ipy.org
US International Polar Year
http://www.us-ipy.gov/
International Polar Year (IPY) from the International Space Station (ISS)
http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/IPY/
National Science Foundation IPY
http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/ipy/ipyinfo.jsp
For Educators
Birch Aquarium Perspectives on Ocean Science lectures
http://www.ucsd.tv/oceanscience/
EducaPoles: The Educational Web site of the International Polar Foundation
http://educapoles.org/
Ridge 2000
http://www.ridge2000.org/eo/index.php
NEMO project of the National Atmospheric and Oceanographic Administration (NOAA)
http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/vents/nemo/education.html
The USGS and Science Education
http://education.usgs.gov/
IPY/USGS Resorces
http://international.usgs.gov/ipy/ed_resources.shtml
PRISM K-12 Polar Resources
http://ku-prism.org/resources/polarresrcs.html
Polar-Palooza
http://passporttoknowledge.com/polar-palooza/
PolarTrec
http://www.polartrec.com/
WGBH Teacher's Domain
http://www.teachersdomain.org/
ANDRILL (Antarctic Drilling)
http://www.andrill.org/
Sights and Sounds
Arctic
NOAA Arctic Photo Gallery
http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/gallery.html
North Pole Web Cam
http://psc.apl.washington.edu/northpole/LatestPhoto.html
Antarctica
Videos of US Antarctic Stations
http://www.nsf.gov/news/overviews/arcticantarctic/interactive.jsp
Virtual Tour of McMurdo Station
http://astro.uchicago.edu/cara/vtour/mcmurdo/
Antarctic Photo Library - NSF
http://photolibrary.usap.gov/
Antarctic Sun Newspaper
http://www.polar.org/AntSun/
USGS and NSF Joint Program
http://usarc.usgs.gov/
Australian Links to their stations
http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=104
Polar Exploration
Arctic Discovery
Arctic Exploration and History
http://www.allthingsarctic.com/exploration/index.aspx
Arctic Exploration — Chronology
http://www.quarkexpeditions.com/arctic/exploration.shtml
Arctic Exploration — Search for the Northwest Passage
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/2/21/index-e.html
Matthew Henson
http://www.unmuseum.org/henson.htm
High Arctic Explorers
http://www.usask.ca/education/ideas/tplan/sslp/yukon/explorer.htm
Jeannette Expedition
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/ev-1880s/jeannett.htm
Antarctic Discovery
James Cook and Antarctic Exploration
http://www.south-pole.com/p0000071.htm
James Clark Ross and Antarctic Exploration
http://www.south-pole.com/p0000081.htm
Douglas Mawson and Antarctic Exploration
http://www.south-pole.com/p0000099.htm
Roald Amundsen and Antarctic Exploration
http://www.arctic.uit.no/English/Amund/amund.html
Robert Scott and Antarctic Exploration
http://www.south-pole.com/p0000089.htm
Ernest Shackelton and Antarctic Exploration
http://www.south-pole.com/p0000097.htm
Ecosystems
Polar Ecosystems Research at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
http://www.whoi.edu/polar/viewTopic.do?o=read&id=571
The Arctic Is an Ecosystem
http://www.thearctic.is/articles/overviews/ecosystem/enska/index.htm
UN Atlas of the Oceans
http://www.oceansatlas.org/cds_static/en/arctic_ecosystems__en_63679_all_1.html
NPR: The Arctic's Hidden Ocean
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4865870
Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/arcticanimals.shtml
Teachers Experiencing the Arctic and Antarctic (TEA) Program website
http://tea.armadaproject.org/
A story in WHOI’s magazine Oceanus about the Antarctic ecosystem in winter
http://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/viewArticle.do?id=4778
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) guide to different species of marine mammals, many of which are Antarctic
http://nmml.afsc.noaa.gov/education/index.htm
Lesson-plan summary of Antarctic animals
http://www.botos.com/marine/antarctic01.html#body_3
Australian Antarctic Division site on the Antarctic ecosystem
http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=13957
A survey of the biology of Antarctica
http://www.antarcticconnection.com/antarctic/science/biology.shtml
Penguin Science
http://penguinscience.com/
