Antarctic and Arctic Learning Trunks For TEA parcticipants and TEA Associates Funded by the Toshiba America Foundation Have you ever wanted to study the polar regions in your classroom, but you've felt that you don't have any or enough materials to do so? Well, worry no more. These learning trunks are designed with you in mind. Each of the learning trunks includes: books, videos, maps, posters, and other hands-on manipulatives for the study of the Antarctic or the Arctic.
To reserve a trunk, please email one of the following people:
Gig Harbor, WA tremblayr@peninsula.wednet.edu Goodman Middle School (253) 858-5500 Kolene Krysl Omaha, NE kkrysl@cox Oakdale Elementary (402) 390-6460
Corvallis, OR susan.klinkhammer@corvallis.k12.or.us Linus Pauling Middle School (541) 757-3986 Betty Carvellas bcarvellas@ejhs.k12.vt.us Essex High School (802) 879-7121 Books
Antarctica: An Encyclopedia Antarctica by Cowcher Antarctica: Lonely Planet Series Antarctica Press Clips (Nat'l Science Foundation) Antarctic Science: Global Concerns Antarctica: The Last Continent Arctic & Antarctic: Eyewitness Books Black Whiteness: Admiral Byrd Alone in the Antarctic - Robert Burleigh Braving the Frozen Frontier: Women Working in Antarctica (only in one trunk) Current: Polar Seas (The Journal of Marine Education) Destination Antarctica Evan-Moor Geography: Antarctica Explore Antarctica Martian Fossils On Earth?: The Story of Meteorite ALH 84001 Mitsuaki Iwago's Penguins Mrs. Chippy1s Last Expedition: The Remarkable Journey of Shackleton's Polar-Bound Cat North Pole, South Pole: Journeys to the Ends of the Earth Penguins At Home: Gentoos Penguins of the World Pole to Pole Science on Ice: An Antarctic Journal Science on Ice: Research in the Antarctic Scott's Last Expedition: The Journals South, the Last Antarctic Expedtion Summer Ice: Life Along the Antarctic Super Cool Science: South Pole Stations: Past, Present, and Future The Cruelest Place on Earth: Stories from Antarctica The Emperor's Egg The Ozone Dilemma Troubling a Star by L'Engle Improve science literacy Change general public attitudes about science Videotapes
Antarctica: An Adventure of a Different Nature Emperors of Antarctica Heart of Antarctica: Journey to the Ice Jacques Cousteau: Voyage to the Edge of the World Living At the Bottom of the World Nat'l Geographic Antarctica: Life in the Freezer Newton's Apple: Monstrous Makeup, Mirrors, Ozone, and Sweet Sugars (Ozone - #1004) Newton's Apple: Odyssey to Antarctica (#1006) Shackleton: Escape From Antarctica Under the Ice: Antarctica Working in Antarctica: McMurdo, South Pole, Field Camps (Nat'l Science Foundation) Teacher Guides
Outdoor Survival Training Instructor and Student Manual (please copy for classroom use) Polar Connections poster and teacher guide TEA Activity Book (taken from TEA web site, update if you have more) Arctic Trunk Details folder (with sign-in sheet, Arctic Resources sheet, and other important info) Multimedia
28 Mac-formatted computer disks in file box for individual present Pamphlets
Cool Science: Australian Science in the Antarctic TEA Brochure (Teachers Experiencing Antarctica and the Arctic) The United States Antarctic Program (Nat'l Science Foundation) Maps
Other Resources
50 Zipper thermometers for weather studies/wind chill studies Antarctica slide presentation Overhead transparencies for coring activity Questions? Contact the TEA you received this trunk from or contact Elissa Elliott at: bruingirl91@hotmail.com Books
Alaska's Oil/Gas & Minerals Industry - Alaska Geographic A Naturalist's Guide to the Arctic Arctic & Antarctic: Eyewitness Books Arctic Investigations: Exploring the Frozen Ocean (Ocean Pilot Series) Arctic Research of the United States, Vol. 13 Arctic Son - Jean Craighead George Arctic Tundra: Habitats Arctic Whales: Belugas, Bowheads, and Narwhals Arctic Winter, Arctic Summer Buried in Ice: The Mystery of a Lost Arctic Expedition Current: Polar Seas (The Journal of Marine Education) Discovering Alaska's Salmon: A Children's Activity Book DK LEGO Readers: Mission to the Arctic Dr. Kane of the Arctic Seas - Pierre Berton Fan's Guide to the Iditarod Go Home, River - James Magdanz Julie of the Wolves - Jean Craighead George Kiana's Iditarod - Shelley Gill North Pole, South Pole: Journeys to the Ends of the Earth Over the Top of the World: Explorer Will Steger's Trek Across the Arctic Parry of the Arctic (Adventures in Canadian History Series) Polar Bears (Zoobooks) Polar Exploration: Journeys to the Arctic and Antarctic Pole to Pole Restoring Alaska: Legacy of an Oil Spill - Alaska Geographic The Alaska Almanac: Facts About Alaska The Arctic: Endangered People and Places The Arctic: Lonely Planet Series The Arctic Sky: Inuit Astronomy, Star Lore, and Legend The Call of the Wild - Jack London The Future of An Arctic Resource The Magic School Bus in the Arctic: A Book About Heat This Place is Cold To the Top of the World: Adventures with Arctic Wolves Women Explorers in Polar Regions Video Tapes
Alaska's Great Race: The Susan Butcher Story Eyewitness: Arctic & Antarctica Nat'l Geographic Arctic Kingdom: Life At the Edge Newton's Apple: An Arctic Expedition with Famed Explorer Will Steger (#1202) Newton's Apple: Up, Down, Around, and Zig-Zag (Permafrost - #1106) Teachers Guides
Outdoor Survival Training Instructor and Student Manual (please copy for classroom use) Polar Connections poster and teacher guide TEA Activity Book (taken from TEA web site, update if you have more) Arctic Trunk Details folder (with sign-in sheet, Arctic Resources sheet, and other important info) Audiocassette
Pamphlets or Packets
Alaska's Marine Resources (Vol. VII, No. 3, Oct. 1992) Arctic Social Sciences: Opportunities in Arctic Research Cold Can Kill: Hypothermia Cold Hurts: Frostbite, Frostnip, and Immersion Foot Cool Science: Australian Science in the Antarctic Dressing for Cold TEA Brochure (Teachers Experiencing Antarctica and the Arctic) Games Salmon Migration Game Maps North America map/Arctic Circle Multimedia 40 PC-formatted computer disks in file box for individual presentations 28 Mac-formatted computer disks in file box for individual presentations Miscellaneous
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