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Video
Antarctic Research Station

In Antarctic Research Station, narrator Sir David Attenborough shares the story of Robert Scott and Roald Amundsen, the first explorers to reach the South Pole. Learn about how research at the South Pole has developed and see inside the Scott-Amundsen Research Station. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Frozen Planet, a series that shows a fragile world of beauty and hostility, where nature finds a way to survive and thrive in frigid conditions.

Lesson Plan
Exploring Antarctica as Scientists
In this lesson, your students will step into the shoes of Antarctic scientists! They'll dive into the fascinating world of Antarctic research stations and unique wildlife with video clips from BBC’s Seven Worlds, One Planet and Frozen Planet. After exploring the videos and researching more about this frozen continent, your students will write a creative journal entry from the perspective of a research scientist sharing their experiences in Antarctica. You’ll wrap up the lesson with a meaningful class discussion about why studying Antarctica matters and how the discoveries made there could shape our world.