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05.25.2013
ITACE Expedition
Julie Iriondo reports on the 100th anniversary of the famous Antarctic expedition by Sir Ernest Shackleton to be recreated in 2014 with modern equipment.
Questions:
- Explain the explorer ideology represented by ITACE team leader Jo Davies. What was the unfinished business of Sir Ernest Shackleton to which she referred?
- Describe some of the leadership qualities needed for this challenging trip that were mentioned by Jo Davies and team member Stewart Stirling.
- Astronomer Dan Potter spent a year at the South Pole. Summarize some of the physical challenges he mentioned. What is the team doing during their 2014 expedition to help address some of these difficulties? Can some of the new tools and technology they will utilize make a difference?
Tools:
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- ITACE Expedition (Language Arts)
- ITACE Expedition (Social Studies)
- ITACE Expedition (Science)
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