Teaching dossiers & Activities

Various teaching dossiers have been put together by the International Polar Foundation. These dossiers aim to help teachers introduce subjects such as the Polar Regions, climate and climate change, energy and biodiversity to their students. The dossiers are mainly intended for late primary school (or middle school) teachers (10-12 years old students) and secondary school science and geography teachers.

  • The BELARE expeditions

    The BELARE expeditions

    15.12.2008

    Now that the BELARE 2007-2008 expedition is still fresh in our mind, the International Polar Foundation has taken the opportunity to publish a new pedagogical dossier: 'BELARE: the station was not built in a day!' The first construction phase of…

  • Belgians in Antarctica

    Belgians in Antarctica

    15.12.2008

    Sixty years after the King Baudouin base, the construction of the Princess Elisabeth Station sees the dawning of a new age for Belgium in Antarctica. This event has stirred the interest of the youth towards the Polar Regions. The International…

  • The station: from the inside out

    The station: from the inside out

    15.12.2008

    This dossier offers great information on the external and interior design of the Princess Elisabeth Station and suggests several activities which can be done during and after class. The dossier is aimed at children between 12 and 18 years old.…

  • Biodiversity: Things We Can Do

    Biodiversity: Things We Can Do

    09.05.2008

    This sheet introduces the concepts of direct and indirect CO2 emissions. It also offers a list of things you can do to reduce your environmental footprint and thus also your greenhouse gas emissions. The "Preserving Biodiversity: things we can do…

  • Biodiversity in the North Sea

    Biodiversity in the North Sea

    15.04.2008

    The "Biodiversity in the North Sea" sheet is part of the pedagogical dossier on Biodiversity & Climate Change. This sheet evaluates the impacts of climate change in the North Sea, such as the emergence of new species which have been…

  • Biodiversity in the Fagnes

    Biodiversity in the Fagnes

    07.04.2008

    The sheet « Biodiversity in the Fagnes » is part of the pedagogical dossier on Biodiversity & Climate Change. The Fagnes area holds a unique ecosystem with species you wouldn't be able to find elsewhere. This is notably the case…

  • Biodiversity in the Arctic

    Biodiversity in the Arctic

    27.03.2008

    The sheet on "Biodiversity in the Arctic" is part of the pedagogical dossier on Biodiversity & Climate Change. This sheet offers an introduction to the two types of polar ice that are the pack ice and ice caps, and to…

  • Biodiversity - Coral Reefs

    Biodiversity - Coral Reefs

    18.03.2008

    The sheet on "Coral Reefs" is part of the Biodiversity & climate change dossier. This sheet focuses on the effects of climate change on coral reefs. It explains the relationship of symbiosis that exists between the polyp and algae within…

  • Biodiversity and Food

    Biodiversity and Food

    25.02.2008

    The "Biodiversity and Food" sheet is part of the larger educational dossier on Biodiversity & Climate change. It evaluates the impacts of climate change on fisheries and agriculture as well as their significance for the Southern countries which have become…

  • Invasive species

    Invasive species

    22.02.2008

    The "Invasive Species" sheet is part of the larger educational dossier on Biodiversity & Climate Change. As it is suggested by its name, this sheet offers an introduction to invasive species as well as to the damage they can cause,…

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