Climate and Polar tales
The future lives of young people stand to be defined by both current and future climate change issues. As part of communicating the importance of polar science and climate change related matters to the wider public, the International Polar Foundation engages with young people through storytelling, by providing teachers and parents with these tales, aimed at kids between five and twelve years old.
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Balbuzard and the keys of knowledge
06.09.2010
Balbuzard and the keys of knowledge" is a pedagogical tale for about the reconstruction of past climate based on air bubbles trapped into polar ices. The tale presents the research done by professor Claude Lorius, a glaciologist at the Centre…
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Mr. H and the Mystery of the Meteorite
19.11.2008
This tale is intended for older children (aged 10-12 years old). This story introduces the scientific research conducted at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctic station.
