Polar Exploration Then & Now
Compare historical polar exploration with modern polar science — the Heroic Age (1897–1922) relied on ships, dogs, and human endurance with many fatalities, while today's polar scientists use GPS, satellites, icebreaker ships, heated research stations, and aircraft; understand that modern challenges include studying climate change data, and that polar science now includes diverse international teams including women scientists like glaciologist Liz Thomas and marine biologist Sylvia Earle
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Practise the bounded task in Polar Exploration Then & Now; see exact limits before inferring broader coverage.
Practise the bounded task in Polar Exploration Then & Now; see exact limits before inferring broader coverage.
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Weather and Climate
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- Compare Heroic Age exploration (dog sleds, man-hauling, many deaths) with modern science (GPS, satellites, icebreakers, heated stations)
- Name at least two technologies that make modern polar science possible
- Name a modern polar scientist and explain that today's polar teams are diverse and international
“Can your child compare old polar exploration — dog sleds, freezing camps, real danger of death — with modern polar science using satellites, heated research stations, and diverse international teams?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Polar Regions
- Age range
- Ages 9–12
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