Polar Environments
There are two totally different polar lands: the North Polar ice sheet (Arctic Ice Cap) and the South Polar land (Antarctica). In this assessment task you need to choose just ONE of them.
- This worksheet will help you remember which is which: Spot the difference [http://www.discoveringantarctica.org.uk/downloads/11_difference.doc].
- More information about polar differences can be found at Compare the Poles [http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/ipy07.sci.life.eco.comparepoles/]
Remember: There are NO polar bears in Antarctica and NO penguins in the Arctic.
North Pole: Arctic Ice Cap
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South Pole: Antarctica
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Library Resources
The Library has many different resources you can use for this assignment:
Books:
You can find books about polar lands in the Non-fiction collection in the science section at 574.526367 or 590.911. A couple of books are also in the geography section at 910.911.
Magazines:
Useful Magazines include Australian Geographic and National Geographic Magazine (Old copies are available in the non-fiction collection at 910; new copies on the magazine rack) .You might also find information about coral reefs in Helix or Scientriffic Magazines (Old copies are available in the non-fiction collection at 505; new copies on the magazine rack.)
Free pictures:
Just because an image is on Google, doesn't mean you can legally cut and paste it into an assignment. You have to find out whether the person who took the photograph or designed the image will give you permission to use it.
These websites allow you to use their images
Books:
You can find books about polar lands in the Non-fiction collection in the science section at 574.526367 or 590.911. A couple of books are also in the geography section at 910.911.
Magazines:
Useful Magazines include Australian Geographic and National Geographic Magazine (Old copies are available in the non-fiction collection at 910; new copies on the magazine rack) .You might also find information about coral reefs in Helix or Scientriffic Magazines (Old copies are available in the non-fiction collection at 505; new copies on the magazine rack.)
Free pictures:
Just because an image is on Google, doesn't mean you can legally cut and paste it into an assignment. You have to find out whether the person who took the photograph or designed the image will give you permission to use it.
These websites allow you to use their images
- Guilliame Dargaud gives permission for you to use up to three of his photos as long as you include his name and a link to his website [http://www.gdargaud.net/Antarctica/index.html]
- Discovering Antarctica allows educational use of it's images at [http://www.discoveringantarctica.org.uk/photo_lib.html]. They also have video and audio clips if you scroll down the page [http://www.discoveringantarctica.org.uk/resources.php?media=images&page_name=home&#images]. Don't forget to say where they come come.