Educational resources
Other organizations and associations also pursue the same educational goals as the International Polar Foundation. You will find below links to selected sites providing high quality educational resources on the poles and climate changes.
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A great local initiative: ClimaTIC Switzerland
22 Sept. 2006
Swiss schools have put together a website in order to exchange, communicate and share the results of their participation to the ClimaTIC project. That website can be used as a resource for those willing to learn about issues related with environment and climate change. The website is open to everyone and available in 4 languages: French, English, Italian and German.
Arctic Information for Kids
10 Oct. 2005
Arctic Information for kids - from Athropolis. Why is the Arctic cold? Permafrost, precipitation, plants of the North, learn Inuktitut and more.
Arctic theme page - NOAA
10 Oct. 2005
This section of the NOAA website is presenting a list of themes for the Kids about the Arctic.
Australian Antarctic Data Centre fact files
25 Aug. 2005
These Fact Files provide a good departure point to explore the natural history, geography, environment, science and other human activity in one of the world's most remote region: Antarctica.
British Antarctic Survey's fun zone
25 Aug. 2005
Test your knowledge of the 6th contient through puzzles and quizzes made by the British Antarctic Survey.
British Antarctic Survey's school zone
25 Aug. 2005
The British Antarctic Survey is putting a lot of Antarctic resources at the disposal of teachers and kids. Both geographic and scientific aspects of the 6th continent are covered.
Classroom Antarctica
25 Aug. 2005
Australian website full of wonderful thematically-ordered resources regarding the Antarctic (Antarctic treaty, Exploration, Antarctic ecosystem, Climate system and Antarctica, ...). The fauna descriptions are particularly impressive and well illustrated.
Cool kids for a cool climate
25 Aug. 2005
This english website presents climate change and related concepts in a clear and comprehensive way. Kids are also invited to act against climate change by planting trees.
Documents database of the Fondation Nicolas Hulot
25 Aug. 2005
This database is a handy tool for finding resources and documents in order to prepare lessons on various topics. Many search options are available: Thematic search, Keyword search, Document type, Target publics, ... . Available in french only.
Educational files of the Fondation Nicolas Hulot
25 Aug. 2005
This collection of ready-to-use educational files is put at the disposal of teachers by the "Fondation Nicolas Hulot". Each file sports an introduction to the covered topic and a few complementary resources (interviews, educational actions, multimedia animations, ...). Available in french only.
