We're Going Exploring
Several weeks ago, I started a lapbook with Ruthie on Antarctica. Unfortunately, it got put aside and never finished. So, to get us back in the groove (and refresh what we had learned before) I decided that the kids would explore Antarctica. And without further ado...
The year is 1911 and the intrepid explorers have just landed on Antarctica. It is summer, but still very cold.
The supplies have been unloaded from the ship and are awaiting the campsite.
The dogs are hitched to the sledge and are eagerly awaiting their adventures in Antarctica.
A few closeups of our supplies:
Supplies were rationed out. Each person was given a certain amount of food for each day. Once that food was gone, it was gone. It had to be done this way to preserve food. Explorers were dropped off and the ships returned to the country of origin. If the ship were to stay, it would be crushed in the ices of winter. So, food must be rationed.
Because the teams of explorers were there to, well, explore, scientific equipment was part of the supplies taken.
Cameras were taken along as well and some very neat photos of early explorers now document a dangerous time of exploration. The food supplies also included crates of apples. We talked about how fruit was necessary to stave off scurvy (a deficiency of vitamin c causing loss of teeth and excessively poor health). We also have our sleeping bag made from an animal skin.
Also taken, was 23 tons of charcoal-weight equivalent to 4.5 grown, male African elephants.
Since there were no trees or vegetation, lumber for huts in the base camps must also be taken.
Medicine was needed, too. Other foods taken: Rice and beans. Gloves made of wolf skins were taken, as well as drums of Kerosene for lamps. During the winter months, there would be very little light.
The last foods to be taken, were crates of canned vegetables, fruits and meats. Unfortunately for some explorers, the canned goods were sealed with lead and they began their journey already suffering from lead poisoning.
While exploring Antarctica, the wee ones found a plethora of new and unusual animals.
David and the wild cats of Antarctica.
Ruth and the elusive Killer Whales.
Grace and the playful Arctic Porpoise.
All in all, my little explorers had a good time and I hope that they have retained a little something about exploring Antarctica in 1911.
The year is 1911 and the intrepid explorers have just landed on Antarctica. It is summer, but still very cold.
The supplies have been unloaded from the ship and are awaiting the campsite.
The dogs are hitched to the sledge and are eagerly awaiting their adventures in Antarctica.
A few closeups of our supplies:
Supplies were rationed out. Each person was given a certain amount of food for each day. Once that food was gone, it was gone. It had to be done this way to preserve food. Explorers were dropped off and the ships returned to the country of origin. If the ship were to stay, it would be crushed in the ices of winter. So, food must be rationed.
Because the teams of explorers were there to, well, explore, scientific equipment was part of the supplies taken.
Cameras were taken along as well and some very neat photos of early explorers now document a dangerous time of exploration. The food supplies also included crates of apples. We talked about how fruit was necessary to stave off scurvy (a deficiency of vitamin c causing loss of teeth and excessively poor health). We also have our sleeping bag made from an animal skin.
Also taken, was 23 tons of charcoal-weight equivalent to 4.5 grown, male African elephants.
Since there were no trees or vegetation, lumber for huts in the base camps must also be taken.
Medicine was needed, too. Other foods taken: Rice and beans. Gloves made of wolf skins were taken, as well as drums of Kerosene for lamps. During the winter months, there would be very little light.
The last foods to be taken, were crates of canned vegetables, fruits and meats. Unfortunately for some explorers, the canned goods were sealed with lead and they began their journey already suffering from lead poisoning.
While exploring Antarctica, the wee ones found a plethora of new and unusual animals.
David and the wild cats of Antarctica.
Ruth and the elusive Killer Whales.
Grace and the playful Arctic Porpoise.
All in all, my little explorers had a good time and I hope that they have retained a little something about exploring Antarctica in 1911.
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