Links & resources about science education
The websites below can quickly help build a wide panel of resources covering the scope of climate change, biodiversity, energy, Polar Regions, environment and sciences in general.
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Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears - Ohio State University
An online magazine about Polar Regions for primary teachers.
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CAFF educational resources
CAFF has produced a series of educational resources to help children and their educators explore and understand Arctic ecosystems and processes. These educational resources consist of a pocket guide for children (aged 8-12) and an accompanying leader's manual for teachers, parents, siblings, and other instructors. Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) is the biodiversity working group of the Arctic Council.
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Contes pédagogiques
Stories, activities and games about climate change and Polar Regions, for young people between five and twelve years old.
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Discovering Antarctica
Interactive teaching and learning resources on Antarctica developed by the Royal Geograhpical Society (with IBG) in partnership with the British Antarctic Survey and supported by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
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Discovering the Arctic
Discovering the Arctic is an award-winning education resource for schools, developed by the Royal Geographical Society with IBG, in partnership with the British Antarctic Survey, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Scottish Association for Marine Science.
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European Environment Agency
Website containing publications, multimedia and datasets (maps, charts, applications) about Europe's environment (air pollution, biodiversity, climate change, land use, water).
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Explore polar research by clicking on videos! - FRAM
Website with educational videos on Arctic research made by FRAM - High North Research Centre for Climate and the Environment. An interesting video is 'Chasing the rays of the sun: Measuring snow albedo' about a project to measure albedo in Greenland.
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I-CLEEN: Inquiring on CLimate and ENergy
I-CLEEN is a free tool for teachers which supports active and inquiry-based learning experiences on Earth System Science topics. I-CLEEN is a project of MUSE Museum of Sciences, Trento Italy (ENG+IT)
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Ice & Sky
"Wild-Touch uses the dramatic strength of movies to create an unprecedented educational program: from the glaciology pioneers’ epic journey in the Antarctic to the new generation reinventing our future society. From discovering climate change to revealing its impacts on our natural assets. "
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OpenLearn: BBC Frozen Planet
Open University resources (interactive maps and online course) for the BBC One Frozen Planet series.
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Polar Discovery
The Woods Hole Ocanographic Institution documents science in action from pole to pole. Through daily photo and video essays, they explain how scientists collect data on climate change and glaciers, Earth’s geology, biology, ocean chemistry, circulation, and technology at the icy ends of the earth.
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SCAR
Links to resources about various subjects related to Antarctica for teachers and students.
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UNEP/GRID-Arendal
Website containing a maps & graphics library, a picture library and publications related to a wide range of environmental issues. These link is a link to posters explaining the Polar Regions.
