Teaching resources
September 21st: International Polar Day focusing on Sea Ice
How thick is the ice? What kind of creatures are living on, inbetween and underneath the ice? What will happen if the ice melts? Numerous scientists are at present investigating the sea ice onboard research vessels in the Arcitc and Antarcitc. Join the scientists on their quest...
Breaking the Ice...
Students and teachers from all corners of the world will mark the official start of the International Polar Year by jointly releasing virtual balloons while, simultaneously, learning about the interactions between ice and sea. Materials and information about Breaking the ice
Links
Here you can find a compilation of links to teaching resources, described and assessed by teacher Louise Huffmann (English language only):
http://www.ipy.org/index.php?/ipy/content/links_resources////Louise
and more under http://www.ipy.org/index.php?/ipy/audience/C27
Teaching resources on the Arctic can be found on Arcticnet (English and French language).
Please let us know if you tested some of these materials in your class! If you did any translations into German, we would be grateful to provide this material to other teachers. Please contact Rainer Lehmann on this.