Level 2

NIWA oceanographer Dr Natalie Robinson gives a glimpse into life as a scientist on the ice, from the many layers of warm clothes and nifty equipment she uses to the curious locals.

• Science
• Natural Physical World
• Level 1
• Level 3

Discover Our Place, Scott Base! Learn about science on the ice, wildlife, the new Scott Base, climate change and more with this Antarctic activity book.

• Natural Physical World
• Science
• Design & Innovation
• Sustainability
• Level 1
• Level 3
• Level 4

These DIY cards can be easily printed and assembled, and feature illustrations and interesting facts of well-known and not so well-known Antarctic creatures.

• Natural Physical World
• Level 1
• Science

Sonny visits some of Antarctica's historic huts to see where science on ice first began and hears from the scientists working to understand climate change.

• Natural Physical World
• Science
• Level 3
• Level 4

Sonny gets a tour of Scott Base, home away from home for all kiwis in Antarctica. He learns how they turn sea water into drinking water and how they use poo-eating bugs to deal with the waste.

• Literacy
• Science
• Level 3
• Level 4

Sonny heads to McMurdo Station and the famous Crary Lab where he learns about the mysterious world of sea slugs and spiders, and the scientists diving underwater in the Antarctic to study them.

• Literacy
• The Arts
• Science
• Level 1
• Level 3
• Level 4

Sonny catches a helicopter to meet some of Antarctica's adelie and emperor penguins, tries out a loo with a view and helps the scientists by collecting some penguin poo.

• Natural Physical World
• Science
• Level 3
• Level 4

Sonny travels to the coldest, windiest, driest place on earth, camps out on the ice and meets a 'seal whisperer', even hearing the songs of seals underwater.

• Level 3
• Level 4
• Natural Physical World
• Science
• Sustainability

Learn how to sketch a penguin

• The Arts
• Level 1

Science on Ice: Episode Five- Lesson Plan

• Literacy
• The Arts
• Science
• Level 1
• Level 3
• Level 4

Explorer stories - Part of Lesson Plan for Science on Ice: Episode 5

• Literacy
• The Arts
• Science
• Level 1
• Level 3
• Level 4

Science on Ice: Episode Four - Lesson plan

• Literacy
• Science
• Mathematics
• Level 3
• Level 4

Guess the microorganisims - Part of Lesson Plan for Science on Ice: Episode 4

• Literacy
• Science
• Level 3
• Level 4

How to shop for Scott Base - Part of Lesson Plan for Science on Ice: Episode 4

• Literacy
• Science
• Mathematics
• Level 1
• Level 3
• Level 4

Science on Ice: Episode Two lesson plan

• Literacy
• The Arts
• Science
• Level 1
• Level 3
• Level 4

Match the scientists to the science - Part of Lesson Plan for Science on Ice: Episode 3

• Level 1
• Level 3
• Level 4

Science on Ice: Episode Two lesson plan

• Natural Physical World
• Science
• Level 3
• Level 4

Venn Diagram - Part of Lesson Plan for Science on Ice: Episode 2

• Level 3
• Natural Physical World

Quiz - Part of Lesson Plan for Science on Ice: Episode 2

• Science
• Level 3

Science on Ice: Episode One lesson plan

• Science
• Natural Physical World
• Level 3
• Level 4