"What are the native land mammals of Antarctica? Do you know what Nanatuks are? Did you realize that if you use rainfall as a measure, Antarctica is by definition a desert?" Find the answers to these questions and more in this...

A complete look at the continent of Antarctica. You can view pictures, utilize a fact file index, and get a historical timeline.

What do you know about the world of penguins? This PBS site features information about these flightless birds. Come and check out this extraordinary resource.

Play a game where you explore three scenes in Antarctica and find different types of animals: south polar skua, crabeater seal, emperor penguin, ice fish, leopard seal, killer whale, krill, adelie penguin, and weddell seal. After you...

Learn about the polar ice cap ecosystem. Find out about plants, animals, adaptations, and conservation efforts.

Read a paragraph about penguin adaptations and then create a suit for a penguin. Materials are listed at the bottom of the page.

In this lesson, students explore where sounds come from and the different sounds that animals make.

Amelia is a researcher. She studies the speed of animals. Join her in Antarctica to help her figure these calculations.

A chart summarizes the sizes, physical features, plant and animal life, and special facts of a selection of the world's cold deserts, including Antarctica, the Gobi, and the Great Basin Desert in the western United States.

Bees fly from flower to flower, sipping nectar and collecting grains of pollen. Bees have a special tongue that sucks up the nectar and a crop in their throat for storing it until they get back to the hive, where it is turned into honey...

This module explores how plants help animals survive. Bobby is a scientist on Antarctica. He discovers many amazing uses of plants. Join him and help him learn.

A detailed comparison of many aspects of the two polar regions. Includes physical features, seasons, weather, types of ice, plants and animals, human population, and climate change.

The Japanese-language homepage of the Osaka Kaiukan Aquarium, one of the largest in the world. It introduces visitors to the creatures that inhabit zones of the Pacific, from the Aleutian Islands in the north to Antarctica in the south....

A very short description of this solitary predator with a revealing picture that brings home the ferocity of this mammal.

This photo shows a group of Emperor Penguins on a beautiful day in Antarctica. Emperor Penguins are the tallest species of penguins and are well known for the incredible journeys they make each year to mate and feed their chicks. Learn...