Part 1: Extreme Environments on
Earth
Lesson 2: Volcanoes
http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/msh/ov/ovd/ovdal.html
Types of lava.
http://www.wnet.org/savageearth/animations/volcanoes/index.html
There is some good information on volcanoes and an animation of a volcanic eruption.
http://kids.discovery.com/games/pompeii/pompeii.html
This site discusses volcanic activity around the world. There is also a link where you can ‘build’ a ‘virtual
volcano.
http://www.fema.gov/kids/p_vol.htm
There are some good photographs of volcanic eruptions.
http://www.decadevolcano.net/photos/photo_gallery.htm
More photographs of volcanoes.
http://www.scides.ca/courses/extreme_environments/unit1/volcano_types.html
Types of volcanoes.
Lesson 3: Caves
http://www.goodearthgraphics.com/virtcave/index.html
Great pictures of caves plus some neat simulations of cave features.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnA5_8s34nM&feature=related
Journey Into Amazing Caves (IMAX™ movie trailer). Cool footage of different types of caves from exotic
places around the world.
http://www.caves.org/committee/education/virtual_cave_tours.htm
This site provides links for virtual tours of caves.
http://www-sop.inria.fr/agos/sis/DB/database.html
This site has a cave database for researching caves around the world.
http://www.showcaves.com/english/explain/Index/Showcaves.php
Links to caves around the world.
Lesson 4: Deserts
http://www.desertusa.com/desert.html
This site defines and describes the features of deserts. It also discusses deserts in the U.S.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/deserts/
Photos of desert landscapes.
http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/desert/index.htm
Once you get into this one it has a chart with deserts of the world, and their flora and fauna.
http://www.ci.phoenix.az.us/FIRE/desert.html
This is a very good site describing how to survive in a desert. Helpful information when deciding what to
take for a desert outing.
http://www.sagatours.com/desertpacking.html
Suggested packing for a desert expedition.
http://www.mec.ca
Mountain Equipment Co-op is a great place to look for gear you might need for a desert expedition.
Product descriptions and prices can be found on this site. A great resource for your Desert Expedition
Activity in your Notebook.
Lesson 5: Polar Regions
http://www.coolantarctica.com/gallery/Antarctica_gallery_home.htm
Some wonderful photos of the landscape of Antarctica.
http://images.google.ca/images?q=Arctic&hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=images&ct=title
More photos of Antarctica.
http://www.nrdc.org/globalWarming/polaraction.pdf
This is a booklet for kids about the affects of global warming on the Arctic.
http://www.athropolis.com/links/arctic.htm
This site provides links to many sites with information on the Arctic.
http://www.42explore.com/polar.htm
This is a site for kids about the polar regions. It also includes links to other sites.
http://www.kitikmeotheritage.ca/Angulalk/whaler/clothing/clothing.htm
Traditional Inuit clothing for surviving in the northern polar region.
http://www.civilization.ca/aborig/threads/thred03e.html
More traditional Inuit clothing.
http://www.civilization.ca/educat/oracle/modules/iandyck/page01_e.html
Snow Travel in Ancient Canada. Traditional forms of transportation in the northern polar region.
http://www.civilization.ca/aborig/watercraft/wak04eng.html
All about kayaks, a traditional form of transportation in Canada's far north.
http://www.physorg.com/news4607.html
Ninety Degrees South is a futuristic vehicle designed for exploring the northern polar region. Check it out
for ideas for your own design in Lesson 5.
Lesson 6: The Ocean
http://www.venus.uvic.ca/
VENUS stands for Victoria Experimental Network Under the Sea. This site includes underwater images
and videos of the VENUS project.
http://www.ropos.com/
ROPOS is a Canadian-built deep sea submersible. Check out the Photo Gallery for some pictures from the
deep ocean.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3071749.stm
At about 11,000 metres (36,000 feet) below sea level, the Challenger Deep is the lowest spot on Earth.
This news article talks about ‘another underwater trench that may be just as deep.
http://www.space.gc.ca/asc/eng/educators/resources/neemo/summary.asp
This Canadian Space Agency site describes the challenges of living and working in extreme environments.
This site also describes a Canadian designed deep sea diving suit called the Newt Suit.
http://www.ocean.udel.edu/deepsea/level-2/mission/alvin.html
All about ‘Alvin’ - the deep sea submersible.
http://www.ocean.udel.edu/extreme2004/virtual/index.html
Try your hand at piloting Alvin in this virtual simulation.
Part 2: Space
Lesson 1: The Solar System
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm
This site includes information on the planets and moons in the Solar System.
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_kids/AskKids/index.shtml
An astronomer answers questions about the Solar System and other topics about space.
http://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/Planetsandmoons.html
This is the European Space Agency website for kids on the sun, planets, stars and galaxies.
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
A NASA site for kids on the Solar System, the universe, and everything you need to know about
becoming an astronaut.
Lesson 2: Surviving in Space
http://www.openschool.bc.ca/courses/science/sc06/spacesuit.html
Learn about the different parts of a spacesuit in this great video from the Canadian Space Agency. Please
be patient–this is a large file and may take some time to load.
http://science.howstuffworks.com/space-suit.htm
Provides information about the history of the space suit, what the spacesuit does, and how it works.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_suit
Wikipedia article on spacesuits, including the features that protect astronauts from the extreme
environment of space.
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/space_level2/wardrobe.html
More information on spacesuits.
http://www.pbs.org/spacestation/station.htm
Information about the International Space Station.
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/spacestation/together.html
Check out this site to see a cool animation of the ISS being constructed in space.
http://www.discovery.com/stories/science/iss/videogallery.html
This site has short videos (real or WinMedia) on space walks, launches, and the International Space
Station.
http://iss.jaxa.jp/kids/en/index.html
A good kids site about the Internatlonal Space Station.
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0110/articles/iss_0110.html
Some fun facts for kids about the Internatlonal Space Station.
http://www.nasa.gov/
NASA is thhe home of the United States space program. Check out this great site for anything and
everything to do with space travel, space vehicles, and information on our solar system and beyond.
There are some amazing images on this site!
http://www.space.gc.ca/asc/eng/default.asp
Check out the Canadian Space Agency web site to learn what our country's top scientists and astronauts
are up to. Lots of cool information and photos here. Be sure to check out the Kids' Space as well.
http://www.space.gc.ca/asc/eng/educators/resources/neemo/aquarius_labo.asp
Scientists often use extreme environments on Earth to simulate what it would be like to live and work in
space. This site from the Canadian Space Agency describes one such environment: an undersea
laboratory called the Aquarius project.
Lesson 3: Space Junk
http://whyfiles.org/101spaceflaw/5.html
A website for kids on space junk.
http://amos.indiana.edu/library/scripts/spacewaste.html
This site discusses what happens to human waste in space.
http://www.space.com/news/raining_boosters_000510.html
Photographs of space debris that landed on Earth are included in this site.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/437/1
The author explains why it would be a good idea to jettison nuclear waste into space.
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/space_junk.html
Space Junk: The Stuff Left Behind.
http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/98jul/junk.htm
The dangers of space junk.
http://www.space.com/news/raining_boosters_000510.html
This site describes some of the many pieces of space junk that have fallen to Earth over the years.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/01/0119_060119_space_junk.html
In this article NASA experts talk of the danger posed by space junk. They argue that it's time someone
clean it up.
Lesson 4: Made in Canada
http://www.ieee.ca/millennium/canadarm/canadarm_home.html
A brief history of the Canadarm and lots of information on its design and features.
http://www.space.gc.ca/asc/eng/exploration/canadarm/default.asp
The Canadian Space Agency web site has TONS of great information on the Canadarm. This is a mustsee page when you do your Canadarm research project!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_Manipulator_System
More on Canadarm from Wikipedia.
http://archives.cbc.ca/science_technology/technology/topics/1090/
Go back in time to the early days of the Canadarm. Watch this video clip from the CBC Archives
collection.
http://www.space.gc.ca/asc/eng/missions/sts-123/dextre.asp
Information on Dextre, the little robotic arm now installed on the International Space Station.
http://www.nasa.gov/missions/shuttle/f_isshand.html
NASA site on Dextre. Dextre is described as the hand attached to the end of the Canadarm.
http://www.space.gc.ca/asc/eng/missions/sts-085/mim.asp
Information on the microgravity isolation mount. This Canadian invention helps protect sensitive space
experiments from the negative effects of movement and vibration.
http://www.space.gc.ca/asc/eng/satellites/default.asp
A great source of information on Canadian satellites.
http://www.cascaeducation.ca/files/cdn_spacetech.html
Canadian contributions to space technology and exploration.
Lesson 5: Travelling in Space
http://www.redcolony.com/
Red Colony is an organization interested in forming a future colony for humans on Mars. Check out their
site for more information, including a forum discussion on how to design the colony.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_colonization
WIkipedia article on Mars colonization.
http://www.wired.com/science/space/news/2005/07/68311
Wired Magazine article describing plans to form a human colony on Mars.