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Antarctic time lapse movies and photos by professional photographer Anthony Powell. Website includes high resolution versions of the time lapse films, "Antarctica: A Year on Ice" and "Aurora Australis: The Southern Lights".

Learn about a diverse group of women with careers in Antarctica through mini videos and podcasts. One of the women featured, Dr. Stacy Kim, has hosted a PolarTREC teacher in Antarctica in 2007, 2008, and 2009.

Welcome to Classroom Antarctica - a comprehensive online teaching resource produced by the Australian Antarctic Division. It is particularly aimed at grades 5 to 8. This is a great resource that includes many lesson plans and activities focusing on Antarctica.

Lake El'gygytgyn (also called, Lake E) permafrost drilling started in mid-November of 2008. The ICDP (International Continental Drilling Program) is posting news reports and images to this blog several times each week. Check out early reports from Lake E.

EarthSky Communications Inc. is a digital media company and a clear voice for science heard around the world. EarthSky creates over 12 million impressions for science daily through a variety of popular brands including the Earth & Sky daily science podcast series, the EarthSky Clear Voices for Science extended interviews with scientists.  Be sure to visit Cielo y Tierra website

This website features webcam images of the North Pole and is hosted by NOAA. The Arctic Theme page also hosts a variety of educational resources about the Arctic.

A national tour of scientists and presentations, made to generate interest across the country in the polar regions.

This website contains gorgeous pictures and interesting background information on Antarctica, including history, environmental conditions, and research. A twelve-minute overview can be followed by longer segments on Antarctica's weather, Forecasting, and Antarctica and global climate.

To view the module, you will have to register. Once you have created a login, you will be forwarded to the Antarctica module. Additional modules

Education and Outreach are integral to the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-8. This website has loads of resources for everyone interested in learning more about IPY.

Do you wonder what Earth's polar regions are like? Where do polar bears live? Where do penguins swim? Why does the Sun never shine in winter? Check out the website to learn more about the north polar region, called the Arctic, and the south polar region, called the Antarctic.