Antarctic Explorers
Caption: Mawson, McKay and David upon reaching the Magnetic South Pole - wikimedia commons.
Select and complete at least two (2) of the following tasks.
Task 1 - Create a voki for Scott, Amundson, Shackleton and Mawson.
Task 2 - Map out the journeys of either Mawson, Shackleton, Amundson or Scott.
Task 3 - Interview an explorer, record and embed.
Task 4 - Create an interactive timeline showing significant events in the history of the Antarctic.
Task 1 - Create a voki for Scott, Amundson, Shackleton and Mawson.
Task 2 - Map out the journeys of either Mawson, Shackleton, Amundson or Scott.
Task 3 - Interview an explorer, record and embed.
Task 4 - Create an interactive timeline showing significant events in the history of the Antarctic.
Task 1 - Create a voki
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Create a voki for each of the four early explorers of Antarctica. Have them introduce themselves and tell a little about their Antarctic explorations. You should use their full names, nationality, some of their personal interests and an overview of any explorations they took part in. Voki Website |
Task 2 - Map out one of the journeys of Amundsen and Scott to the South Pole or Shackleton's Endurance voyage.
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- Use Google - My Maps to map out Shackleton's Endurance voyage (1914 - 1916), starting at South Georgia Island. Include important dates and place markers on your map. You might like to refer to the following websites: Cool Antarctica, NOVA Timeline, NOVA Maps, American Museum of Natural History, Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure
- Compare the journeys of Amundsen and Scott to the South Pole. Use a key and different colours to indicate each expeditioner's route. Mark where the member's of Scott's party lost their lives.
Grolier Online Atlas, Cool Antarctica , NOVA, Terra Nova
Task 3 - Interview an Antarctic explorer about one of their upcoming or completed expeditions.
You may complete this activity in pairs and both upload the completed task to your own webpages. Decide on some suitable questions that will give an insight into the explorer you have chosen. Be sure to carefully research information about the explorer and their expedition/s.
There are a number of ways you can present this task:
Video - iMovie
Audio - Audioboo
Animated - PuppetPals
If you have any other ideas, just consult your teacher.
You may complete this activity in pairs and both upload the completed task to your own webpages. Decide on some suitable questions that will give an insight into the explorer you have chosen. Be sure to carefully research information about the explorer and their expedition/s.
There are a number of ways you can present this task:
Video - iMovie
Audio - Audioboo
Animated - PuppetPals
If you have any other ideas, just consult your teacher.
Task 4 - Create an interactive timeline showing significant events in the history of Antarctica.
Research carefully, taking note of important events and dates. Be critical in your choices (stick to major dates and events). Create an interactive timeline using Time Toast. Once you've completed your timeline, copy the embed code and then use the custom HTML element to embed it into your Antarctic Explorers page.
Websites that might assist you with this task: Antarctica Thinkquest, Cool Antarctica, Antarctic Circles
Research carefully, taking note of important events and dates. Be critical in your choices (stick to major dates and events). Create an interactive timeline using Time Toast. Once you've completed your timeline, copy the embed code and then use the custom HTML element to embed it into your Antarctic Explorers page.
Websites that might assist you with this task: Antarctica Thinkquest, Cool Antarctica, Antarctic Circles