News of EducaPoles
This section presents the latest news on the International Polar Foundation's educational activities and projects. It also contains general interest news on the polar regions, climate change and sustainable development for the educational world. Our RSS feeds will inform you when news are published on this website.
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Arctic Arc: Polar Sciences - new educational material !
21.03.2007
While Alain Hubert and Dixie Dansercoer have come to their 4th week of expedition on the Arctic ice, the IPF launches its educational project introducing polar sciences. New educational material is available on the EducaPoles website!
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Videos: Alain Hubert about Polar Regions
19.03.2007
In the framework of the educational project linked to the Arctic Arc expedition, various themes will be reviewed using small videos. The first set of 3 videos composing this sequence covers the following questions with Alain Hubert: What is the pack ice?; What is the difference between Antarctica and the Arctic?; How does one cope with the cold weather in the Polar Regions?
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Meeting a Polar Bear
16.03.2007
Recently, Alain Hubert and Dixie Dansercoer made an unexpected encounter on the Arctic pack ice: they fell nose to nose with a polar bear!
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The Arctic Arc: It’s -46°C!
08.03.2007
Alain Hubert and Dixie Dansercoer are making good progress. Despite the cold and the channels of open water that have to be crossed, they are managing to maintain an average of 20 kilometres per day.
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The “Arctic Arc” educational project has just begun!
05.03.2007
You can now participate in the educational project linked with Arctic Arc: Alain Hubert's and Dixie Dansercoer's expedition in the Arctic ! The EducaPoles website proposes various educational activities and resources introducing the following themes:
