The Living Edens -- South Georgia Island -- Classroom Resources

These lessons make use of The Living Edens: South Georgia Island television program, Web site content, and other online resources. The lessons are suitable for middle school science and math classes, although they may also be adapted for use by older and younger students.

Lesson 1 - Wind Chill: Learn how to define and calculate windchill using online resources and a classroom lab activity. Visit with scientists in Antarctica via an online newspaper and explore current Antarctic weather conditions.
Lesson 2 - Food Web: Explore the relationship between living things by constructing a food web for local and Antarctic ecosystems. Learn how human activity changes relationships in food webs and ecosystems.