Every researcher working in the Antarctic undergoes survival training upon arrival. Among the dangers covered by this training is the risk of getting caught in a whiteout storm, which can strike quickly, often without warning.
Fierce wind blows so much snow into the air that it creates a thick wall of white.
Victims can't see beyond their arms or legs. Some get lost just yards from home. Roaring winds silence shouts before they can reach a rescuer's ears. Let your students know that as part of the required safety training for Antarctica, all science field workers must learn to locate a person lost in such conditions without getting lost themselves. That's the challenge of this realistic problem-solving activity.