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If you have any questions about the activities below please contact me: jean.pennycook@gmail.com |
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New. Check out the new book "Waiting For Joey." Written for young readers, grade 4-7 it follows the perilous life of Joey the penguin as he grows up in the Ross Sea, finds a mate and raises his own chicks at Cape Royds. Full of interesting facts about Adelie pengiuns, Antarcrtica and what we are learning from a decade of research.
Click HERE to read more about this fun story.
Click HERE to see the latest in Joey's story. |
Help us Count the Seals |
Citizen Science Project
THANK YOU ! ! ! The penguin team has completed this project and we now have a better understanding of where Weddell seals live in Antarctica and how many there are. We could not have done it without your help. Thousands of images were counted to gather this data. It was a big job, and hundreds of citizen scientists were involved. If you were one of them let us know! ! If you would like to read the academic paper produced from the work click on the title above or click HERE |
Help us Count Penguins |
Citizen Science Project - We are ready for your help. Everyday our penguin-cam takes 5 pictures of the colony.The pictures are not archived so we need help in counting the penguins EVERY DAY in every picture. If your classroom would like to take part HERE are the instructions. Go HERE to see the pictures. Can't count every day or every picture? No problem do the ones you can when you can and send us the results. We will add them to the rest of the data. Every data bit helps. |
How do we know what we know? |
Where do the penguins go?
Did you ever wonder where the penguins go in the winter? We know they do not stay in their breeding colonies on Ross Island. From April to August it is totally dark and the sea ice is frozen solid. They can not see in the dark and need access to the open water for food. Our team is beginning to unravel this mystery. Click HERE to learn what we have discovered. |
Daily pictures and stories |
Cape Royds Journal
June 24, 2020. The 2020-21 Adelie Penguin breeding season will happen without us. The COVID-19 event has restricted our travel to Antarctica this season. You can read the archived stories for 2016 through 2019 by clicking HERE. You can see archived pictures from 2012 -2016 HERE |
Watch 10 penguin familes as they raise their chicks. Daily pictures |
Nest Check
June 24, 2020. The 2020-21 Adelie Penguin breeding season will happen without us. The COVID-19 event has restricted our travel to Antarctica this season. Click HERE to see the daily pictures from the 2019-20 nests. Click HERE to see archived weather data, HERE to see archived pictures from the penguin families during the 2011, 2012, 3013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018Nest Check seasons.
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Receive a postcard from Antarctica |
Postcard Project
June 24, 2020. The 2020-21 Adelie Penguin breeding season will happen without us. Check back in Aug 2021 as we hope to continue this popular project then. Check out the flyer from last year for details. Go HERE to see postcards sent to us from children all over the country. |
Make a flag to fly in front of the penguins. |
Flag Project
June 24, 2020. The 2020-21 Adelie Penguin breeding season will happen without us. Check back in Aug 2021 as we hope to continue this popular project then. Check out the flyer from last year for details. Go HERE to see flags from schools all over the country that have flown in Antarctica. |
Teach your class about penguins and Antarcitca. |
Powerpoint presentations for your classroom.
These classroom ready presentations were prepared for students in grade 4-8. Select from several topics. Slides include teaching notes and can be modified for other grades |
How do these birds survive in this harsh environment? |
Penguin Adaptations to Antarctica
How do these amazing birds cope with the harsh environment of Antarctica? These close up pictures will show the many adaptations which allow Adelie Penguins to live and breed in the coldest environment on Earth. |
Got Questions? |
Ask the Scientist a Question
Do you have questions about Adelie Penguins? Search this list of previously asked questions by students and adults from all over the world. Your question not there? Use the form at the bottom of the page to submit your unique question. |
How do we know what we know? |
How do We Know What We Know About Penguins
Interesting facts about Adelie Penguins and how we know what we know. How do scientists work, what instruments do they use and how do they discover the answer to their questions? |
Try your skill at these observations |
Be a Penguin Scientist.
Here is your chance to be a penguin research scientist. Study these pictures and come up with your own ideas of why these birds do what they do. Write us with your ideas. |
Lots of fun pictures |
Gallery of Pictures.
Browse many topics of interest including Adelie Penguins, Emperor Penguins, Antarctic Landscapes, Antarctic Wildlife. |
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Penguin Glossary
Find the definition of penguin related word here. |
Find a book on penguins here |
Penguin Books |
Have fun learning about penguins and Antarcrtica |
Classroom Ready Activities
Activities for your classroom gr 3-7. Penguins, seals, climate change. |
Many links and resources about Polar topics |
Polar Resources for Educators |
If you would like to learn more about the other speices of penguins around the world click here to go the International Penguin Conservation Work Group
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