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• About
  • Using Classroom Antarctica
  • References and resources
    • - fiction, poetry, books for younger readers
    • - CDs, DVDs, videos and audio tapes
    • - music, sounds
    • - websites
    • - places to visit
    • - reference books
    • Classroom Antarctica Resources
    • Scientriffic - the Antarctic issue
  • Acknowledgements
• 1 Continent
  • 1.0 Introduction and materials
  • 1.1 Sun and earth
  • 1.2 Geology
  • 1.3 Weather
  • 1.4 Windiest...
  • 1.5 Highest...
  • 1.6 Glaciers
  • 1.7 Icebergs
  • 1.8 Sea ice
  • 1.9 Snowflakes
  • 1.10 Auroras
  • 1.11 Arts and activities
    • Words
    • Literature
    • Myths
    • Colours
    • Sculpture
    • Sounds and music
    • Board games and puzzles
• 2 Exploring
  • 2.0 Introduction and materials
  • 2.1 Early exploration
  • 2.2 Australian Antarctic Territory
  • 2.3 Mapping
  • 2.4 Imagine...
  • 2.5 Recruiting - then and now
  • 2.6 Photography
• 3 Living
  • 3.0 Introduction and materials
  • 3.1a Careers in the Antarctic
  • 3.1b Career paths
  • 3.2 At home - those left behind
  • 3.3 Interviews
  • 3.4 Selection - picking the right people
  • 3.5 Isolation
  • 3.6 Conflict resolution
  • 3.7 Women and Antarctica
  • 3.8 Children and Antarctica
  • 3.9 Food for thought
  • 3.10 Your Antarctic expedition
  • 3.11 Diary writing
  • 3.12 Midwinter celebrations
• 4 Working
  • 4.0 Introduction and materials
  • 4.1 Getting there
  • 4.2 Dangers at sea
  • 4.3 Vehicles - getting around
  • 4.4 Station Buildings
  • 4.5 Clothing
  • 4.6 Survival
  • 4.7 Health
  • 4.8 Communications
• 5 Nature
  • 5.0 Introduction and materials
  • 5.1 Southern Ocean food web
  • 5.2 Krill
  • 5.3 Penguins
  • 5.4 Seals
  • 5.5 Whales
  • 5.6 Southern Ocean sea birds
  • 5.7 Wandering albatross
  • 5.8 Counting Antarctic animals
  • 5.9 Adaptation of wildlife
  • 5.10 Diseases in Antarctic wildlife
  • 5.11 Introduced species
• 6 Climate
  • 6.0 Introduction and materials
  • 6.1 Greenhouse effect and climate change
  • 6.2 Annual ice cycle
  • 6.3 Ice cores
  • 6.4 Melting ice, rising sea
  • 6.5 Ozone depletion
  • 6.6 Before the ice
• 7 International
  • 7.0 Introduction and materials
  • 7.1 Antarctic Treaty
  • 7.2 Sovereignty and territorial claims
  • 7.3 International cooperation
  • 7.4 Madrid Protocol
  • 7.5 Other nations' Antarctic programmes
  • 7.6 Cost
  • 7.7 Antarctic flags
  • 7.8 Antarctic stamps
• 8 Stewardship
  • 8.0 Introduction and materials
  • 8.1 Natural resources
  • 8.2 World Heritage islands
  • 8.3 Waste management in Antarctica
  • 8.4 Cleaner energy
  • 8.5 Oil spills in the Antarctic
  • 8.6 Human impact
  • 8.7 The future
  • 8.8 Tourism
  • 8.9 Conservation of Mawson's Huts