Dear Parents, Homeschoolers, and Life-Long Learners,
Welcome to Live From Antarctica 2!
You've got your own special "passport" to a unique scientific
adventure aboard the Research Vessel, the Polar Duke, which will
transport "virtual" travelers to the most unique research laboratory
on Earth, Palmer Station on Anvers Island, off the Antarctic Peninsula.
Though Passport to Knowledge provides innovative multi-media programming
targeted at middle school students, we welcome *all* who seek connections
with "real science, real scientists, real time, real locations."
Whether you have children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, or neighborhood
kids in mind -- or simply consider yourself a "life-long learner" --
you'll find LFA 2's educational resources will:
Enable you to experience life as an Antarctic researcher (via "Field Journals and "Biographies" in "From the Field"),
Take you and your family to the world's most remote research laboratory on Earth at Palmer Station via three LIVE telecasts
Provide you with hands-on resources designed to open the mind's of young people to the wonders of Antarctic marine life and the ecological issues that impact all
Be sure to check out our "Teacher" Pages if you plan to play a role in
sharing this experience with the students in your community, local school
district, or home.
Or begin the most unique electronic field by navigating your way to the
end of the Earth via the maps you'll find below or the navigation bar on your left. You don't need a ticket, and this Web site is your...
Passport to Knowledge and adventure!
Click on the maps below to zoom out or in on the map of antarctica!
