Write
Your Own Antarctic Journal Select one of the characters listed
below. In the journal belonging to the character you
have chosen, complete the five journal entries that
have been started for you. In each journal entry,
you must show that you know something about the person
you have chosen, something about their reason for
being in Antarctica, and about the resources available
and conditions existing on Antarctica at the time
you are writing. Each of your journal entries must
include factual information you collect from researching
the trip using library books and the the online resources
on this page. Each journal entry must be at least
one page in length. Here's
a blank jounal page you can print out and use for
your drawings and maps (hand drawn, of course).
You must use and fill the journal pages linked to
each character:
Wired
Antarctica Take a video tour of the cryosphere.
Click the continent outlines at the bottom of the
screen to "learn about the fragile environment
of Antarctica, the science that takes place there,
and the people who live and work in this cold, far-away
place." RESEARCH
STATION MAP.
Discovering
Antarctica Take a journey through this site
to discover Antarctica for yourself. Each section
(menu on the left) features activities, images,and
video clips to help you learn about this distant,
frozen wilderness.
Travel to Antarctica Links to information about traveling
to Antarctica today with tour information, costs,
itineraries, and travel tips:
Warnings
from the Ice Companion website to the PBS NOVA
program about the gradual disappearance of coastal
ice in Antarctica and the possible consequences.
Biography
Resource Center Need information about a person?
This is the best source for award-winning biographies
from respected reference books plus full-text periodical
articles from Gale Databases (InfoTrac). (Funded
by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners) To use Biography Resource
Center at home, enter a library card number
from Fay School (see the Library PASSWORDS email on
the FirstClass INFO FOR STUDENTS & PARENTS folder)
or any public library in Massachusetts in the box
below. If you need
help accessing this resource at home, watch this online
tutorial.
Modern
World History Online Modern World History Online is
a database of reference book articles. If you type
the search term ANTARCTICA, your results will include
biographies of important explorers!
To use Modern World History Online
at home, see the Library PASSWORDS email on the FirstClass
INFO FOR STUDENTS & PARENTS folder for user name
and password. If you
need help accessing this resource at home, watch this
online tutorial.
Science
Online Science Online is a complete reference
database containing thousands of entries covering
almost every field of science.
To use Science Online at home, enter
a library card number from Fay School (see the Library
PASSWORDS email on the FirstClass INFO FOR STUDENTS
& PARENTS folder) or any public library in Massachusetts
in the box below. If
you need help accessing this resource at home, watch
this online tutorial.
Student
Edition This InfoTrac database, designed
for high school students, has articles from
magazines and newspapers.
To use Student Edition at home,
enter a library card number from Fay School (see the
Library PASSWORDS email on the FirstClass INFO FOR
STUDENTS & PARENTS folder) or any public library
in Massachusetts in the box below. If
you need help accessing this resource at home, watch
this online tutorial.
