ENGLISH FRANÇAIS NEDERLANDS HOME ABOUT PROJECTS NEWS EDUCATION MATERIAL MULTIMEDIA LINKS TEACHING DOSSIERS TALES Climate and Polar tales The future lives of young people stand to be defined by both current and future climate change issues. As part of communicating the importance of polar science and climate change related matters to the wider public, the International Polar Foundation engages with young people through storytelling, by providing teachers and parents with these tales, aimed at kids between five and twelve years old. Balbuzard and the keys of knowledge 06.09.2010 Balbuzard and the keys of knowledge" is a pedagogical tale for about the reconstruction of past climate based on air bubbles trapped into polar ices. The tale presents the research done by professor Claude Lorius, a glaciologist at the Centre… The earth has a fever 02.02.2010 This kids' tale introduces climate change related issues to a young public (5 to 8 years old). It is aimed at teachers and parents and was created by a retired teacher working with the IPF: Myriam Dielemans, assisted by Marie… Tears from the other side of the world 02.02.2010 The two themes that Professor Sneeze explains in this story are the melting of the glaciers and the construction of a research base for the scientists working in Antarctica. He will also make the children understand how urgent it is… Avalak and the Electric Prince 22.01.2010 This tale is intended for older children (aged 8-10 years old). The objective of this story is to show children how the energy taken from certain natural sources such as wind, sun and water can be used to produce electricity.… Mr. H and the Mystery of the Meteorite 19.11.2008 This tale is intended for older children (aged 10-12 years old). This story introduces the scientific research conducted at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctic station. 1 2 > SORT BY AGE All ages from 5 to 8 years old (5) from 8 to 10 years old (1) from 10 to 12 years old (2) The International Polar Foundation If you like this website, we have three more for you to check out: PolarFoundation, SciencePoles, ExploraPoles Latest Pictures ALL PICTURE GALLERIES FOCUS ON COP22 – time to act on climate change! The International Polar Foundation (IPF) participated in the recent United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties… STAY UP TO DATE Subscribe to Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list to get updates about our educational projects and free educational resources. This is a low trafic mailing list. We usually send no more than 10 mails a year and only for targetted communication. SUBSCRIBE OTHER WEBSITES AntarcticStation STATION WEBSITE PolarFoundation CORPORATE WEBSITE SciencePoles SCIENTIFIC WEBSITE ExploraPoles ADVENTURE WEBSITE RSS RSS Feeds Subscribe to our RSS feeds to be warned in real time when the website is updated. Here is a list of all available feeds: Educational News Teaching dossiers Multimedia animations SUPPORT THE IPF Support us All donations to the IPF are tax deductible. Donations can be made by various means, depending if they are made by a company or by individuals. SUPPORT US Contact us | Newsletter | Accessibility policy | Search | RSS © 2021 International Polar Foundation - Powered by ExpressionEngine