Teacher Guide

Video 101 Welcome to Antarctica

1. -126 F

2. -22 F; -76 F

3. 2 million

4. 320; 25

5. 1/8

6. Antarctic Convergence Zone

7. 2%

8. 1-1/3 miles.

9. 70%

10. 3

11. ozone hole

12. its so windy, the wind blows them away

Video 102 Antarctica Under Construction

1. 1) too expensive to mine; 2) too deep; 3) too hard to transport, 4) treaty forbids it.

2. plate tectonics or continental drift

3. Pangea

4. 66.5

5. fifth

6. 2/3

7. sea and glacial

8. 70%

9. 2%

10. Vinson Massif

Video 103 Winter? Summer? How Can You Tell?

1. -132 F

2. Drake Pass

3. katabatic

4. 345

5. South Pole

6. 10

Video 104 I Thought Penguins Could Fly

1. keep them warm

2. rookeries

3. albatross

4. pups

5. survive long periods of time without breathing

6. mammals

7. fuel

8. larger animals feed on them

9. 5

10. 1

Video 105 Do I Need a Passport?

1. Antarctic Treaty

2. 1) no military activity; 2) no weapons testing; 3) no mining; 4) used only for scientific research

3. Seven

4. Quonset hut

5. ice

6. 30