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		<description>EducaPoles sets out to sensitize young people and the educational world to the importance of the Polar Regions and of climate change by proposing adapted teaching tools and projects.</description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 02:20:21 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Polar Quest 2 challenge: Life in an extreme environment]]></title>
			<link>http://www.educapoles.org/education_material/teaching_dossier_detail/polar_quest_2_challenge_life_in_an_extreme_environment</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This is the fifth quiz developed in the framework of the Polar Quest&nbsp; 2 project. Roger Radoux, the teacher who won the Polar Quest 2 competition, was able to experience life and work at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica research station. What did he enjoy the most ? What do you think you would find most interesting ? This is the last quiz in the series of five quizzes that have allowed you to experience an Antarctic scientific season. It&#39;s time to fly back home before the winter starts. Don&#39;t miss the flight! Join the other members of the team who are getting ready to take the plane !]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:48:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Polar Quest 2 challenge: Polar Science]]></title>
			<link>http://www.educapoles.org/education_material/teaching_dossier_detail/polar_quest_2_challenge_polar_science</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This is the fourth in a series of five quizzes developed in the framework of the Polar Quest&nbsp; 2 project. Roger Radoux, the teacher who won the Polar Quest 2 competition, had the opportunity to learn about the polar scientists&#39; work while he was in the field in Antarctica. What do you know about glaciology,&nbsp; atmospheric science and Earth science research?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:41:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Polar Quest 2 challenge: Logistics in an extreme environment]]></title>
			<link>http://www.educapoles.org/education_material/teaching_dossier_detail/polar_quest_2_challenge_logistics_in_an_extreme_environment</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This is the third in a series of five quizzes developed in the framework of the Polar Quest&nbsp; 2&nbsp; project. Logistic operations are crucial to the functioning of the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica research station and carrying out scientific research projects. What safety measures have to be taken in the field ? How do team members travel from the station to their research area? How are materials, equipment and food brought to the station? How do the team members at the station communicate with people in the field and elsewhere in the world ?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:32:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Polar Quest 2 challenge: Technology in an extreme environment]]></title>
			<link>http://www.educapoles.org/education_material/teaching_dossier_detail/polar_quest_2_challenge_technology_in_an_extreme_environment</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This is the second in a series of five quizzes developed in the framework of the Polar Quest 2 project. You have arrived at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica research station. What do you know about the technological aspects of the station ? How does the team at the station manage energy and water?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Polar Quest 2 challenge:&nbsp; Antarctic geography]]></title>
			<link>http://www.educapoles.org/education_material/teaching_dossier_detail/polar_quest_2_challenge_antarctic_geography</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This is the first in a series of five quizzes developed in the framework of the Polar Quest&nbsp; 2 project. What do you know about Antarctica? Join the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica research station&#39;s team to discover the polar continent ... Are you ready to face the cold and the stormy weather ? What animals will you see ?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:10:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting debate]]></title>
			<link>http://www.educapoles.org/education_material/teaching_dossier_detail/antarctic_treaty_consultative_meeting_debate</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In this activity students (aged 16-18 years) learn about the Antarctic Treaty System, the very successful international agreement which governs Antarctica and has over 50 signatory countries.
Students are divided into four groups and receive information about the Environmental Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty and an inspection report for a research station in Antarctica, from a real inspection which took place in 2012.
The students decide based on the information they have been given, how well their station complies with the principles of the Environmental Protocol. They then presents their findings as if they were presenting at the Antarcitc Treaty Consultative Meeting in Brussels. There is then a discussion to decide which stations comply best and which require improvements.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2013 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Class Zero Emission: climate change experiments dossier]]></title>
			<link>http://www.educapoles.org/education_material/teaching_dossier_detail/class_zero_emission_climate_change_experiments_dossier</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This experiment booklet is designed for sixth form students (15-18 years old). It allows students to work independently, learning through experiments about the key role of the Polar Regions play in the Eath&#39;s climate system. Given the broad nature of climate change issues, the experiments are interdisciplinary and provide a cross-curricular learning experience, linking to a range of subjects including biology, geography, citizenship, physics and chemistry. In addition, they offer the opportunity to students to acquire research skills. The experiments are based on 5 interlinked themes:

Sea level rise

Albedo

Thermohaline circulation

Ocean acidification

Paleoclimatology

Each theme is introduced by a background information sheet, followed by a description of the experiment and a worksheet for students to complete. Model answers for the worksheet are available. These experiments have already been extensively tested in Class Zero Emission workshops, organized by the International Polar Foundation.&nbsp;

The experimental booklet is available in English, French and Dutch. With the help of the Polar Summer School for teachers, albedo, ocean acidification and thermohaline circulation have been translated in Italian.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:37:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Energy Action Sheet: Product Packaging]]></title>
			<link>http://www.educapoles.org/education_material/teaching_dossier_detail/energy_action_sheet_product_packaging</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This action sheet is part of the "Energy Sheets" series and is included in the "Grey Energy" theme. It details how all of us can help to diminish the quantity of packaging and plastic bags which are thrown away in huge quantities every year, thus saving energy and raw materials.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 11:39:11 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Energy Action Sheet: Recycling]]></title>
			<link>http://www.educapoles.org/education_material/teaching_dossier_detail/energy_action_sheet_recycling</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This action sheet is part of the "Energy Sheets" series and is included in the "Grey Energy" theme. It shows that we can save much energy by simply recycling cans.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 10:51:50 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Energy Action Sheet: Meat Consumption]]></title>
			<link>http://www.educapoles.org/education_material/teaching_dossier_detail/energy_action_sheet_meat_consumption</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This action sheet is part of the "Energy sheets" series and is included in the "Grey Energy" theme. It details the environmental impact that a simple action like choosing to buy a type of meat instead of another may have (e.g. chicken instead of beef).]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 10:24:25 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Energy Fact Sheet: Grey Energy]]></title>
			<link>http://www.educapoles.org/education_material/teaching_dossier_detail/energy_fact_sheet_grey_energy</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This fact sheet is part of the "Energy sheets" series. It explains what 'grey energy' is in a clear and simple way and illustrates this explanation with the example of a T-shirt.Several separate "action sheets" accompany this fact sheet and provide details on various actions that can easily be applied in our everyday life to save as much grey energy as possible.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 10:11:31 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Energy Action Sheet: Standby Power]]></title>
			<link>http://www.educapoles.org/education_material/teaching_dossier_detail/swift_energy_action_sheet_standby_power</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This action sheet is part of the "Energy sheets" series and looks at a specific way we use energy at home. It explains why it is really important to diminish the number of electrical appliances waiting in standby mode.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:51:22 +0100</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.educapoles.org/education_material/teaching_dossier_detail/swift_energy_action_sheet_standby_power</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Energy Action Sheet: Insulation of your Home]]></title>
			<link>http://www.educapoles.org/education_material/teaching_dossier_detail/swift_energy_action_sheet_insulation_home</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This action sheet is part of the "Energy Sheets" series and presents one specific way to diminish electricity consumption at home: it describes all the good reasons there are to insulate a house or a building.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:43:08 +0100</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.educapoles.org/education_material/teaching_dossier_detail/swift_energy_action_sheet_insulation_home</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Energy Fact Sheet: Household Energy Use and Electrical Appliances]]></title>
			<link>http://www.educapoles.org/education_material/teaching_dossier_detail/swift_energy_fact_electrical_appliances</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This fact sheet is part of the "Energy sheets" series and looks at the way energy is used in our homes. It explains the important impact of household electric consumption on greenhouse gas emissions and more specifically of the consumption related to electric appliances.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:41:53 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Energy Fact Sheet: Reducing Our energy Consumption, A strategy for Our Future!]]></title>
			<link>http://www.educapoles.org/education_material/teaching_dossier_detail/swift_energy_fact_sheet_reducing_energy</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This fact sheet is the very first of the "Energy sheets" series. It brings general information on worldwide energy consumption. It also explains how the different sheets of this series can be used.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:33:13 +0100</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.educapoles.org/education_material/teaching_dossier_detail/swift_energy_fact_sheet_reducing_energy</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fishing in the Arctic and Antarctic: Exploiting Living Resources]]></title>
			<link>http://www.educapoles.org/education_material/teaching_dossier_detail/edd_fishing_exploiting_living_resources</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This fact sheet looks at how global consumption of living marine resources has more than doubled&nbsp;over the last 50 years, thanks&nbsp;to modern fishing techniques. These techniques have been so successful that overfishing now poses a serious threat&nbsp;to world fish stocks. Moreover, climate change further diminishes the chances of survival of those species.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:00:17 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The new economic stakes of climate change]]></title>
			<link>http://www.educapoles.org/education_material/teaching_dossier_detail/edd_the_new_economic_stakes_of_climate_change</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This fact sheet describes how - thanks to the melting of the polar ice - the&nbsp;tourism and shipping industries will be able to expand their activities to formerly&nbsp;inaccessible areas. This development, however, represents potential dangers for the fragile polar ecosystems.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 08:00:45 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Persistent Pollutants in the Polar Regions]]></title>
			<link>http://www.educapoles.org/education_material/teaching_dossier_detail/edd_persistent_pollutants</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This fact sheet explains how the Polar Regions have been contaminated by pollution emitted in the industrialized countries. Many&nbsp;pollutants have been transported to the Arctic by atmospheric or water currents. This pollution poses a threat to many polar species.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:00:12 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Exploitation of Mineral Resources in the Polar Regions]]></title>
			<link>http://www.educapoles.org/education_material/teaching_dossier_detail/edd_exploitation_of_mineral_resources</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This fact sheet looks at the riches below the ground many countries are interested in getting their hands on. Experts estimate that the Polar Regions hold&nbsp;a lot of&nbsp;minerals, natural gas&nbsp;and oil, and&nbsp;the melting of the ice will make these resources available for exploitation.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 10:00:35 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Geopolitical Status of the Arctic and Antarctic]]></title>
			<link>http://www.educapoles.org/education_material/teaching_dossier_detail/edd_the_geopolitical_status</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This fact sheet explores the geopolitical status of both Polar Regions. At the moment, Antarctica is protected from any form of economic exploitation&nbsp;under the Antarctic Treaty;&nbsp;however this is not the case for the Arctic. The Arctic is&nbsp;seeing increased economic and geopolitical interest from many nations.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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