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A Wonderful Exploration of the Chilly Continent


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A Primary School Teacher's Journey to Antarctica

photo courtesy of Luca Chiaroni
photo courtesy of Luca Chiaroni

A teacher from Warrington School has been granted a Primary Science Teacher Fellowship with the Royal Society for the second half of 2009.

Her project is to journey to Antarctica with a team of marine ecologists from NIWA and study the coastal organisms living below the frozen sea ice of the Ross Sea.

Read her PROFILE to learn more about her, the programme and what she intends to learn.

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Project Exploration ICEBLOCK

What do you think of this cartwheel spin at New Harbour?...

...How many cartwheels on the ice can you see now?!

(Photo taken by Chazz Marriott)

Antarctica: Exploration ICEBLOCK

(click on title for the start of an adventure!)

Here we go...I wonder if I can do this on Antarctic ice?!

Hey, I CAN do a cartwheel in Antarctica!

Cartwheel at the bottom of the world ?!

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Explorers in Antarctica

Explorers in Antarctica is the theme for Warrington School children in Term 4.

  1. Discover the early explorers Antarctic Exploration Highlights.
  2. Shakleton was an inspiring leader and lead one of the most amazing Antarctic explorations. "Miraculously, not one man was lost, surviving extreme cold, breaking ice floes, leopard seal attacks and an open boat journey". Read all about it here: A Miraculous Antarctic Journey Learn more about Shakleton's incredible expedition at NOVA: Voyage of Endurance.


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The ICY SHOTS

Keep a watch on these pages for Trisha's photos and video clips from the Exploration ICEBLOCK journey. The exploration begins on 22 October 2009 fitting out gear in Christchurch with Antarctica NZ.

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Discussion Box

This is where I'll write up my Antarctic ramblings and exciting discoveries when I'm down there. And you'll be able to send me back replies, requests, comments and your own discoveries about Antarctic stuff!! Click into our Antarctica Exploration ICEBLOCK GoogleGroup to join the discussions.

Recent posts

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Calendar

Exploration ICEBLOCK Calendar This will tell you the dates that I will be at different places around Antarctica and what I am planning when back in NZ.

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Next steps

  • Phone conferencing with schools from New Harbour, Antarctica
  • Learning all about the experiments the marine ecologist scientists are doing out here at New Harbour, with the benthic animals under the sea ice.
  • Logging the photo and video journal of this deep freeze exploration
  • Discussions with children and teachers via the google discussion group
  • ENJOYING THIS REMARKABLE ENVIRONMENT AND EXPERIENCE


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