An Online Visit to Antarctica

This series is devoted to honing students’ computer skills while enhancing their knowledge of geography and their curiosity about the world around them. With a personal computer, your students can travel the seven continents with a click of the mouse. Kids will learn about diverse cultures as they take control of their own research and learning with these comprehensive guides to the world of the Web.How many people can actually hope to visit Antarctica, the cold, remote continent at the southern tip of the world? It’s a place of thick, heavy snow, 150 miles per hour (241 km/ph) winds, and months of no daylight. An Online expedition to Antarctica can take students to a continent of 100 foot-long (30 m) blue whales, elephant seals, and many kinds of penguins, including Emperor penguins that grow to be 4 feet (1.2 m) tall!