What people wear in Antarctica and how they get around has changed so much since Antarctica’s ‘heroic age’ of the early 1900s. Technology has made a huge difference. Compared to the days of Shackleton and Scott, modern fabrics and new designs in transport make it much easier to cope with Antarctica’s extreme cold and wind.
Can you dress our Antarctic Scientist in the correct order? Get him ready for work in the extreme cold so he can stay safe and warm in in the extreme cold?
Click the image below to play the interactive game, What (Not) to Wear.
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- 13 and over
- Biodiversity
- Careers
- Climate Change
- Research
Kate Stanton: British Antarctic Survey Diver
Kate Stanton describes how she fell in love with ice and icebergs whilst working for British Antarctic Survey as a Field Diving Officer at Rothera Research Station. -
- 8 and over
- Climate Change
- Polar
- Research
Film: Ice Coring in Antarctica
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Antarctic ice cores hold the secrets of our past climate. In this film, EPICA shows us how they drilled in East Antarctica to retrieve a climate record. -
- 8 and over
- Climate Change
- Geology
Climate Change: Past and Future Warming
Can you choose the right method to measure and record climate evidence?