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Icy Ecosystems
Discovering Antarctica’s fragile frozen secrets
Antarctica is the coldest, driest, windiest and highest continent on Earth. What makes the frozen continent so valuable to scientists and vulnerable to human contact?
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Collections | Context Overview | Connections
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FEATURED ITEMS
Icebergs on the move
NIWA Scientist Mike Williams is looking at how icebergs move – from calving from Antarctica through to travelling the ocean currents.
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FEATURED ITEMS
Glaciers
A glacier is a mass of ice derived from snow that has accumulated and been compacted over a long period of time. About 70 percent of the Earth’s freshwater resource is stored in glacial ice. Ice...
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Icebergs and glaciation
Ice, icebergs and glaciers have a lot to tell us about Earth’s history, and our understanding of this has changed significantly over time.
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People on board
A description of the people on board the RV Tangaroa for the IPY voyage. Includes a brief description of the kind of work being conducted and a list of all crew members.
Collections
NZ Research
This collection provides information about the work of New Zealand’s world-class science and technology sectors in relation to Icy...
Science Ideas and Concepts
Scientific study requires a basic knowledge and understanding of ideas and concepts. This collection explains the ideas that are...
Looking closer
This collection contains a wide variety of resources and information about Icy Ecosystems, which supports the resources in the other...
People
This collection introduces some of the people working or studying in the areas explored in Icy Ecosystems. Click on a name to find out...
Teaching and Learning Approaches
Student activities are the main feature of this collection, along with a variety of resources for teachers to use in exploring Icy...
Question Bank
An inquiry approach is a method often used in science education. The question bank provides an initial list of questions about Icy...
Key Terms
This resource provides explanations of the key concepts encountered when exploring Icy Ecosystems – the ‘basics’ that every student...
Sci Media
This collection is where you can find all the images, video clips, animations and interactives that relate to Icy Ecosystems.
