Natural Physical World

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.

• Science
• Design & Innovation
• Sustainability
• Level 1
• Level 2
• 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.

• Level 1
• Level 2
• Science

Learn more about Antarctica's Adélie penguins with this colouring sheet from our neighbours at the National Science Foundation.

• Level 1
• The Arts

Have a go at colouring in these swimming penguins.

• Level 1
• The Arts

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.

• Science
• Level 2
• 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.

• Science
• Level 2
• 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 2
• Level 3
• Level 4
• Science
• Sustainability

Draw an Antarctic Sea Pig - Part of Lesson Plan for Science on Ice: Episode 3

• The Arts
• Science
• Level 3
• Level 4

Science on Ice: Episode Two lesson plan

• Science
• Level 2
• Level 3
• Level 4

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

• Level 2
• Level 3

Science on Ice: Episode One lesson plan

• Science
• Level 2
• Level 3
• Level 4

Food Web resource - Part of Lesson Plan for Science on Ice: Episode 1

• Science
• Sustainability
• Level 2
• Level 3

Lesson plans for Ice Streams, Ice Shelves and Ice Bergs of Antarctica Making an Antarctic Ice and Water Flow Model Antarctic Sediment Cores

• Science
• Level 6
• Level 7
• Level 8
• Geography

This teacher resource lists selected articles from the Connected and School Journal reading series that support the science concepts when teaching about Antarctica.

• Literacy
• Science
• Geography
• History
• Level 2
• Level 3
• Level 4
• Mathematics

Classroom Antarctica is a comprehensive online teaching resource produced by the Australian Antarctic Division, with lesson plans aimed at grades 3 to 8.

• Literacy
• Science
• Geography
• History
• Design & Innovation
• Enterprise
• Globalisation
• Level 3
• Level 4
• Level 5
• Level 6
• Level 7
• Level 8

Take a journey through this site and discover Antarctica for yourself. Each section features activities, images, video clips and fact sheets, to help you learn about this distant, frozen wilderness.

• Science
• Literacy
• Geography
• Sustainability
• Level 2
• Level 3
• Level 4
• Level 5

Virtual field trips target primary and secondary schools are closely linked to the NZ curriculum, in particular science, social studies and geography. They can also be used by other subject teachers.

• Geography
• Science
• Literacy
• Level 3
• Level 4
• Level 5
• Level 1
• Level 2

This resource is designed to be used by you as you plan lessons for your class, leading up to and following the attendance of our performance of Chilled at your school.

• The Arts
• Literacy
• Mathematics

Activity introducing facts about 8 different types of penguins that live in Antarctica.

• Level 3
• Literacy

Fact sheet about various sea animals and birds of Antarctica.

• Level 3
• Literacy