Resources on speakers:
Speaker Beth Clark works for the Antarctica Project
Speaker Frederick Atwood participated in the Teachers Experiencing Antarctica program

Period Course Name & Resources
1A Bringing It All Back Home
Sounds of Antarctica: from the Antarctica 2000 web site.
1B

After the Split
Scientific Committee on Antarctica Research (SCAR): coordinates Antarctic research; website has many publications and links.
About Antarctica: Development and Environment: basic, interactive introduction.
1D

Antarctica Kingdom
The Penguin Page: comprehensive penguin information.
The Seal Page: from the Seal Conservation Society.
About Antarctica: Seals and Penguins: illustrated guide to the two species.
Follow the Food Web: interactive diagram of Antarctic species.

1E What Price Adventure?
Sierra Club on Off-Road Vehicles.
Snowmobiles and Yellowstone: Outside magazine article.
See also: 3C: Extreme Tourism
1G How Do We Cope?
Antarctic Culture: description of everyday life in a U.S. Station in Antarctica.
2A Odin, Thor, and Other Northland Lore
Norse Mythology: includes glossary and great links to other sites.
Midhnott Sol Regintroth Scandinavian Studies: many links including many full texts.
Google Directory of Norse Mythology sites.
2C Puffins, Caribou and Seals
The Arctic and its Animals: basic information with photos.
Canada's Polar Life: extensive site with information on all polar organisms.
2D

Northern Exposure: Native People of Alaska
Alaska Native Net: basic information and online films.
Arctic Studies Center: program of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
Alaskan Recipes includes several Athabaskan foods.
Alaska Native Cultural Resources: from the Alaska Native Knowledge Network.
Alaska Native Language: linguistic map and links.
KNBA: radio station with native focus; listen to native languages.
Google Directory: Alaskan Native Culture

2F

Humans in the Deep Freeze
Hypothemia.org: Hypothermia prevention, recognition and treatment: articles, protocols and research on life-saving skills.
How did David Blaine survive 3 days in a block of ice?
See also: 3D: Sub-Zero Survival?
3A & 3B Hey What's Cooking and Extremely Tasty
Scandinavian Recipes from Gourmet Magazine
Canadian Recipes from Allrecipes.
Alaskan Homesteader Recipes from Alaska Outdoor Journal.
Desert Lil's Delicacies: desert cooking (and that's not dessert!)
Russian Recipes: Siberian pelmeni
3C Extreme Tourism
GORP: adventure travel site
Adventure Travel Society: promotes adventure travel worldwide.
The Nature Conservancy and Conservation International both have ecotourism programs.
Global Code of Ethics for Tourism
3D

Sub-Zero Survival
Environmental Medicine Guidance for Cold Weather Operations: manual from the Virtual Naval Hospital.
Wilderness First Aid Guide includes sections on Cold Injuries and Altitude Illness from the National Outdoor Leadership School.
Mountain Medicine: from Chamonix hospital, in the French Alps.
3E

Melina and Anningan
Legends of the North: from the Inuit Art Gallery.
Cape Dorset Inuit Artists: online gallery.
Canada's Polar Life: click on Traditional Knowledge.
See also: Resources for 4C

3F

Transportation in Extreme Climates
Your Cooling System: on the Prestone web site.
Winter Care Care Quiz
Be Prepared: from the National Safety Council.
Desert Driving Tecniques in Qatar and in the Sahara.
Icebreakers of the U.S. Coast Guard, and how they break ice.

4A The Coming Ice Age
Ice Core Research: description of research and a quicktime movie of melting ice.
EPA's Global Warming Site also has great Science Links.
Water World: what if Antarctica's Ice Sheets melted?
How Ice Impacts Climate: diagram from the Discovery web site.
CO2 Calculator: determine how your activities affect the atmosphere.
Early Warning Signs of Global Warming.
Google Directory of Global Warming sites.
4C Cultural Sculpture
Inuit Sculpture Gallery from the Virtual Museum of Canada. Click on an image to enlarge.
Inuit Cultural Perspectives: based on interviews with the elders a small village.
People Of Kauwerak: Legends of the Northern Eskimo, by William A. Oquilluk.
Melvin Olanna Carving Shop: see Inuit at work today.
See also: Resources for 3E
4F Primitive Navigation
Guide to Animal Tracking: from Princeton's Outdoor Action. Includes animal tracking cards.
5 Rules of Animal Tracking: also includes information on stalking animals.
4H Hot on the Trail
Celestial Navigation Net: comprehensive site has great links as well as information.
PBS's How a Sextant Works and Navigation by Sextant
Compass Basics from the U.S. Search and Rescue Task Force.

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