curriculum – Education resources at the Polar Museum

Teacher Pack: Transport in Antarctica

Our teacher packs are brimming with brilliant ideas and resources to get your students thinking in new ways across a range of subjects areas. They are accompanied by a short film and high resolution images of the objects for use in the classroom.

Teacher Pack: Eating in Antarctica

Video: Science in Antarctica

Explore a wide range of objects from Antarctica in this short film about science in Antarctica.

Teacher Pack: Clothing in Antarctica

Activity Pack: Expedition Reporter

Producing a newspaper was a polar expedition tradition! Find out more, and make your own report.

Activity Pack: Expedition Music

Entertainment for explorers! Listen to a 200 year old musical instrument, and have a go at making your own music.

Video: Clothing in Antarctica

Explore a wide range of objects from Antarctica in this short film about clothing in Antarctica.

Activity: Polar Packing

In 1910, Frank Debenham set off on an Antarctic adventure. Explore our collections to help him pack!

Activity Pack: Expedition Diary

Discover some of the secrets of expedition diaries then have a go at making your own!

Teacher Pack: Shackleton

Objects from Antarctica: brilliant ideas to get your students thinking creatively about polar exploration, with links across a wide range of subjects including maths, art, geography, science and literacy.