Diatoms are very important in the spring ice algae bloom in the Bering Sea. This lesson on scientific illustration uses Ernst Haeckel, the supreme diatom illustrator of the late 1800's (and his work) as a macroscopic introduction to a microscopic organism.

Fun art activity recreating a diatom - a main type of phytoplankton found in the Bering Sea.

What do polar researchers do? Explore this question and more with this interesting activity.

Survive predators, cold and hazards in order to provide enough food for your chick to survive.

Presentation about Antarctic Sea Ice, created by Dr. Patricia Yager with the University of Georgia, School of Marine Programs.

A simple craft activity where students research an Arctic or Antarctic explorer and make index cards with pictures and information about the explorers on them. The cards are then connected by paper clips or string to make a dangling string for each explorer or expedition to be hung around the room.

Have your students practice being tsunami geologists as they learn the Laws of Stratigraphy!

Kids get to BE an archaeologist!

How Wet Are the Poles?

What will happen if sea level rises by 1 meter? 6 meters?