Links & resources about science education

The websites below can quickly help build a wide panel of resources covering the scope of climate change, biodiversity, energy, Polar Regions, environment and sciences in general.

  • Contes pédagogiques

    Stories, activities and games about climate change and Polar Regions, for young people between five and twelve years old.

  • European Environment Agency

    Website containing publications, multimedia and datasets (maps, charts, applications) about Europe's environment (air pollution, biodiversity, climate change, land use, water).

  • OpenLearn: BBC Frozen Planet

    Open University resources (interactive maps and online course) for the BBC One Frozen Planet series.

  • Red list - IUCN

    The IUCN is the organisation which publishes the list of endangered species. Discover their database, with an enormous amount of information on all kind of animal species.

  • UNEP/GRID-Arendal

    Website containing a maps & graphics library, a picture library and publications related to a wide range of environmental issues. These link is a link to posters explaining the Polar Regions.

The International Polar Foundation

If you like this website, we have three more for you to check out: PolarFoundation, SciencePoles, ExploraPoles

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  • A guided tour of “Inside The Station:” Nathalie Van Isacker tells students about the Princess Elisabeth Station.
  • Students learn about the extreme conditions in Antarctica, and how the researchers navigate safely around crevasses.
  • The extreme North meet the extreme South: Inuit students enter the Princess Elisabeth Station during exhibition tour.
  • Olivia Rempel, an intern at the Foundation, before the explanation of the first tasks on arrival. Plowing the garage!
  • The dining room and living room of the station.
  • Nathalie explains how energy is managed at the station.

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IPF UK Education Officer, Helen Turton, receives thank you card from students

Cool science for kids at UK Class Zero Emission workshop

Students as young as 3 years old have been learning about the Polar Regions and climate change at the mobile Class Zero Emission workshop, which has been…

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