A is for Anniversary
Antarctica is a fascinating place, attracting explorers, scientists, geographers and tourists alike.
TeachingExpertise aims to inspire, so over the next few weeks we'll be bringing you an inspirational A-Z countdown to Phil's departure. Every day we'll be offering you a fact, an idea, assembly, activity, resource or weblink to use in your teaching. We begin with 'A' and a reminder of what inspired the expedition in the first place.
A: Anniversary
2007 is the 50th anniversary year of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition led by Sir Vivian Fuchs and Sir Edmund Hillary.
This blog is all about the expedition being undertaken this winter by a team of teachers to commemorate the anniversary and to inspire current and future generations of students.
Read about the original expedition here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_Trans-Antarctic_Expedition
and the 2007 expedition here: http://www.fuchsfoundation.org/page/9/antarctic-expedition-2007.htm
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Another anniversary
The Guardian today highlights another Antarctic anniversary.
2008 will mark the 100th year since Shackleton's Nimrod expedition, which set out to reach the South Pole. Shackleton had to turn back just 97 miles short of his target. Next year, a team including ancestors of the original expedition members will set out to complete the journey.
Read the article here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/oct/08/sciencenews
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