Education resources at the Polar Museum

Teacher Pack: Navigation 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.

Video: Curating a Museum: Decisions and Displays

Find out how about some of the decisions that go into making museum displays in this short film, made in collaboration with the Open University.

Craft Activity: Make a Humpback Whale

Make your own fabric humpback whale, and learn a few fun facts about these enormous and well-travelled creatures.

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

Audio introduction to the Polar Museum

This short audio description introduces the Polar Museum and the layout of the building.

Video: Sledging Flag

What would you take with you on an expedition to the South Pole? Find out more about the flag Ernest Shackleton took with him in our short film!

Craft Activity: Penguin Origami

Time to form a huddle! Follow our instructions to make a penguin from a square of paper.

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.