Oct 24 2007
Virtual Antarctica
The last couple of weeks have seen my two Year 8 Science classes exploring Amy Rogers’ Teachers on Ice webpage as they consider many of the themes in Ecology. We began by looking at the Antarctic continent and taking up the challenge put out by Amy to ask questions and design experiments that she could carry out while she’s there on her big adventure. We’ve spent a little time during our most recent lessons brainstorming questions we have about Antarctica we’d like answered, and then working in groups to plan experiments that could investigate those questions. Students came up with many questions, and some very interesting and creative. One intriguing question they asked is When Mt. Erebus erupts does the lava melt the ice, or does the ice freeze the lava? Great question! Unfortunately this one is a bit impractical in terms actually carrying out (lava between 700°C - 1600°C), but the class will be exploring the answer to this one in some other way! In the meantime, we wish Amy and her crew every best wish for a fantastic adventure in Antarctica!
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