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VIP Antarctic Day and Quiz
GET YOUR CLASSROOM INVOLVED
Thirty Canterbury Year 12 students, and two teachers will win a Royal New Zealand Air Force C130 Hercules flight over Christchurch!
and...
The NZ IceFest Year 12 Quiz is back!
VIP ANTARCTIC DAY
Thirty lucky Canterbury Year 12 students and two teachers will win an incredible C130 Hercules flight over Christchurch thanks to the Royal New Zealand Air Force and Antarctica New Zealand.
The Student VIP Antarctic Day includes a special tour of NZ IceFest, the International Antarctic Centre and Antarctica New Zealand. Lunch will be aboard the C130 Hercules followed by a short flight over Christchurch city. Two lucky teachers will also be drawn to join the trip!
Get your classroom involved!
Open to all Canterbury High Schools, the competition involves a social media classroom exercise. Each student is to research one of the topics below and write about their chosen topic in a social media format suitable for both a Facebook Post and a Twitter Tweet.
Topics include:
1) Climate Change in Antarctica
2) Ice Sheets, Ice Shelves and Sea Ice
3) The Southern Ocean
4) The Antarctic Treaty
Facebook posts must be no more than 200 words, and Twitter tweets maximum of 140 characters. Website links, images and film clips are not to be included. Credit to be given to students who can communicate a complex topic concisely without loosing the integrity of the topic. Note: entries are not to be submitted via social media – this is an exercise only.
The top two entries from each school are to be submitted to NZ IceFest. Students with the top 30 winning entries will be selected to attend the VIP Antarctic Day. Two lucky teachers will also be selected to attend.
Full Competition and Prize Details Here
NZ ICEFEST HIGH SCHOOL ANTARCTIC QUIZ
Back by popular demand, the Year 12 NZ IceFest High School Quiz is back to test your knowledge with support from the University of Canterbury, Victoria University of Wellington and Lincoln University. This year's Quiz will feature both general and Antarctic Topics.
Start studying now for the 8 exciting rounds of 8 questions per round:
1) Antarctic Climate Change
2) Ice Sheets, Ice Shelves and Sea Ice
3) The Southern Ocean
4) The Antarctic Treaty
5) World Geography
6) General Knowledge
7) Arts and Culture
8) NZ History
The winners of the Student VIP Antarctic Day Competition will be announced at the Quiz.
When: Thur 18th Sept, 7-9pm
Where: Cashmere High School Performing Arts Centre
Full Quiz Details Here
SCHOOL VISITS TO ANTARCTIC TIME TRAVEL EXHIBITION
NZ IceFest will be opening our premier educational exhibition early, especially for school visits.
Developed in conjunction with scientists from Victoria University and GNS Science, it will simulate journeying 50 million years back in time, then travelling millions of years at a time back towards the future. Hurtling through time, you will be immersed in dramatically changing surroundings as you experience millions of years worth of environmental change first hand. Along the way, you will come to grips with CO2 levels and gain an understanding of the human role in current CO2 levels. As you complete your Antarctic Time Travel experience, everyone will be empowered to make a difference – and encouraged to share a pledge to do so.
This is a self guided experience for school groups. Canterbury Museum and NZ IceFest has developed an educational activity trail for teachers to guide their students through this amazing exhibition. Bookings essential, get in quick!
When: Wed 3rd September - Tues 23rd September
Where: NZ IceFest Hub, Cathedral Square
Bookings essential
VIP Antarctic Day and Quiz
GET YOUR CLASSROOM INVOLVED
Thirty Canterbury Year 12 students, and two teachers will win a Royal New Zealand Air Force C130 Hercules flight over Christchurch!
and...
The NZ IceFest Year 12 Quiz is back!
VIP ANTARCTIC DAY
Thirty lucky Canterbury Year 12 students and two teachers will win an incredible C130 Hercules flight over Christchurch thanks to the Royal New Zealand Air Force and Antarctica New Zealand.
The Student VIP Antarctic Day includes a special tour of NZ IceFest, the International Antarctic Centre and Antarctica New Zealand. Lunch will be aboard the C130 Hercules followed by a short flight over Christchurch city. Two lucky teachers will also be drawn to join the trip!
Get your classroom involved!
Open to all Canterbury High Schools, the competition involves a social media classroom exercise. Each student is to research one of the topics below and write about their chosen topic in a social media format suitable for both a Facebook Post and a Twitter Tweet.
Topics include:
1) Climate Change in Antarctica
2) Ice Sheets, Ice Shelves and Sea Ice
3) The Southern Ocean
4) The Antarctic Treaty
Facebook posts must be no more than 200 words, and Twitter tweets maximum of 140 characters. Website links, images and film clips are not to be included. Credit to be given to students who can communicate a complex topic concisely without loosing the integrity of the topic. Note: entries are not to be submitted via social media – this is an exercise only.
The top two entries from each school are to be submitted to NZ IceFest. Students with the top 30 winning entries will be selected to attend the VIP Antarctic Day. Two lucky teachers will also be selected to attend.
Full Competition and Prize Details Here
NZ ICEFEST HIGH SCHOOL ANTARCTIC QUIZ
Back by popular demand, the Year 12 NZ IceFest High School Quiz is back to test your knowledge with support from the University of Canterbury, Victoria University of Wellington and Lincoln University. This year's Quiz will feature both general and Antarctic Topics.
Start studying now for the 8 exciting rounds of 8 questions per round:
1) Antarctic Climate Change
2) Ice Sheets, Ice Shelves and Sea Ice
3) The Southern Ocean
4) The Antarctic Treaty
5) World Geography
6) General Knowledge
7) Arts and Culture
8) NZ History
The winners of the Student VIP Antarctic Day Competition will be announced at the Quiz.
When: Thur 18th Sept, 7-9pm
Where: Cashmere High School Performing Arts Centre
Full Quiz Details Here
SCHOOL VISITS TO ANTARCTIC TIME TRAVEL EXHIBITION
NZ IceFest will be opening our premier educational exhibition early, especially for school visits.
Developed in conjunction with scientists from Victoria University and GNS Science, it will simulate journeying 50 million years back in time, then travelling millions of years at a time back towards the future. Hurtling through time, you will be immersed in dramatically changing surroundings as you experience millions of years worth of environmental change first hand. Along the way, you will come to grips with CO2 levels and gain an understanding of the human role in current CO2 levels. As you complete your Antarctic Time Travel experience, everyone will be empowered to make a difference – and encouraged to share a pledge to do so.
This is a self guided experience for school groups. Canterbury Museum and NZ IceFest has developed an educational activity trail for teachers to guide their students through this amazing exhibition. Bookings essential, get in quick!
When: Wed 3rd September - Tues 23rd September
Where: NZ IceFest Hub, Cathedral Square
Bookings essential
