Calling all students...

[Paul Ward]

If you have been set a project or assignment on Antarctica, what was the tilte? What were you expected to produce? Your age would also be useful.

If you have any tips for others to help them in their work, that would be even better, but a collection of titles of work set would help me target the information I need to supply.

[Paul Ward]

Aw c'mon. you all come here for answers at least tell me what you're looking for answers to....

[psr]

All right Paul, but only 'coz you asked so nicely.....
let me see, if I were a teacher what assignment would I set my students........
"Antarctica - A different world" to explore the differences between Antarctica and our own country/city/life

"Antarctica - the last frontier" (real original stuff here...are you taking notes?)

"Antarctica - the frozen wilderness" these are really catchy
Questions I would set would be things like
"How is Antarctica different?" comparison between icy and hot, sandy desert (Australia)
"Why is Antarctica different?" to encourage them to explore the history of the world and its evolution etc.
"How has Antarctica changed?"
"What has been the cause/causes of those changes?"
Explore environmental issues (of course) and as the unit of work progresses move from lower-order thinking to higher-order thinking through how and why questions. By this stage kids have gathered more informatin and can readily answer these questions. Finish up with some kind of presentation e.g powerpoint or encourage kids to put on a play about an "Antarctican" issue.

Paul, am I on the right track..? Is this what you mean coz' there's plenty more where that came from!

psr

[Carys Torres]

psr - you might find this link of some interest -
http://www.bas.ac.uk/News_and_Inform...ory.php?id=286.
not sure what age range they are aiming at but Key Stage 3 used to be around 13 but things might have changed since my two were at school - the youngest only left last year!

[psr]

Thank you Carrys,
I can't wait until my kids have finished school...no more homework!! I've got a few more than two so homework time is a nightmare!
You're not in Australia, are you? Stage 3 here is 10-11 year olds...it's the last stage of primary school.
Thanks for the link. It was helpful.

psr

[Carys Torres]

No I'm not in Australia - I'm in a rather hot part of the UK though I think the whole country is sweltering at the moment. I used to work for BAS and was lucky enough to go to Antarctica many years ago - still one of the high spots of my life. Though I did not get to Halley so some people might argue that I haven't been to the real Antarctic!