Expeditioner profiles
Vocational guidance test part A
Vocational guidance test part B
Scoring the vocational guidance test
Mini job chart
List of expeditioner positions and career types
Conflict resolution checklist
An 11-year-old's observations of Antarctica
Food list per person per year
Field ration pack list
Midwinter dinner invitation
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3.0 Introduction and materials
Unit 3 'Living' introduces the people who live and work in Antarctica, and explores the personal and professional qualities they need to have, the effects of isolation and the constraints of their temporary home. It also shows how people chronicle their individual experiences and provides a springboard for discussing career options.
The boat shed and summer tradies
Photo: Jason P.
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Students will discover what it is like to live and work in Antarctica. The activities explore the nature of community, and the qualities people need to live in harmony. It provides a way of exploring human dynamics and gender equity issues, and learning conflict resolution skills.
The activities explore the nature of community, and the qualities people need to live in harmony. Because of the wide range of jobs and diversity of people in an Antarctic community, it can be used as a microcosm of society. It provides a way of exploring human dynamics and gender equity issues, and learning conflict resolution skills. This unit also provides a springboard for discussing career options. And it explores how people chronicle their individual experiences.
Students can research the following questions using the materials listed below.
- What jobs do people do in Antarctica?
- What skills do they need for these jobs?
- What special personal qualities do people need in order to live and work harmoniously with others in an isolated community?
- What sorts of difficulties are experienced by people living in Antarctica?
- Do women or children live in Antarctica?
- What do expeditioners eat in Antarctica?
- What is involved in planning an expedition?
Materials
Useful information - books, videos, websites and places to visit - is listed in the references and resources section.