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Glacier--Antarctic Exploration for Teachers and Students

DESCRIPTION

Visit a Web site that includes an introduction to the continent of Antarctica, weather conditions, antarctic oceanography, and photographs of life at several research stations. A browsable glossary of over 300 terms related to Antarctica is available. This site is also the new home for Teachers Experiencing Antarctica, in which high school teachers and students participate in research projects in the Antarctic. This site, provided by Rice University and the Education Development Center is made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation.

PROCEDURES

  1. Use your WWW browser to access the site whose URL is:
    http://www.glacier.rice.edu/

  2. Explore the site. Use the bookmark capabilities of your browser to save the site location for future use.

  3. Use the exit command to quit your WWW browser.

This lesson is part of the series "DO-IT Lessons" developed by the University of Washington. Creation of the series of lessons is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant numbers 9255803 and 9550003. The lessons are now maintained through funds from the State of Washington. The University of Washington holds the copyright to the series of lessons, however ownership of the Internet resources referenced in the lessons may be found at the resource site. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed at these sites are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation, the University of Washington or the State of Washington.

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