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Capital Region Resource People on Antarctic Study

Many teachers in the Capital Region are already integrating polar study in their curriculum. We would like to hear about it and share your ideas with other teachers. Please let us know what you are doing so other teachers may learn from your experiences.

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Greater Capital Region Teacher Center
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ANTARCTICA
Resources for Teachers K-12
Across the Curriculum

The resources on this page are compiled by the Greater Capital Region Teacher Center to support the work of teachers who are involved in learning and curriculum building activities sparked by the study of Antarctica. We plan to add to this listing throughout the fall and winter of 1998 and welcome your suggestions. These links represent only some of the many high quality resources available online and do not currently appear in any particular order.

Dr. Bowser is currently in Antarctica on an NSF-funded scientific expedition. He invites students and teachers in the Capital Region of New York State to ask questions via e-mail and he or members of his expedition will reply as soon as possible. Look for questions and answers on this site in the near future.

Send your questions to the following teacher members of the Antarctica Project Planning Committee: (Please sign only with first name, last initial, and school name).

Questions on survival, daily life, transportation, isolation - Penny Terpening

Questions on earth science, weather, geology - Arden Rauch

Questions on engineering and technology - Dan Nelson

Questions on history and social science - Lawrie Nickerson

Second graders in Ms. Hayden's class at Holy Spirit School proudly present Dr. Bowser with the colorful flag which they created. It will help safely guide the helicopters to the Antarctic exploration site.