Teacher Resources

Follow Endurance22 by learning about the amazing wildlife of the Antarctic!

The Endurance22 Expedition was full of many different nationalities and careers. Use this on-demand itinerary to show students what is needed to run such a complex expedition and to open their eyes to the numerous exciting careers they can pursue!

Robotics, such as AUVs and Argo floats, played a key part in the Endurance22 Expedition. Use this on-demand robotics itinerary to teach your students about Endurance22 through a robotics lens!

Teach students real-life applications to the math content they are learning in class through this on-demand Endurance22 math-themed itinerary.

Follow Endurance22 through an English lens on-demand!

Teach your students the value of perseverance and leadership skills through this Endurance22 on-demand itinerary.

Follow Endurance22 through a Science lens on-demand!

Follow Endurance22 through a Social Studies lens on-demand!

This project walks students through the process of creating their own expeditions. Students can select the final form of their project, but they can also use the Podcast Project and Magazine Writing Activity resources as guides if desired.

This sheet is designed to get students thinking about careers that they could pursue based on math that they have learned. We have many articles and videos about careers aboard the S.A. Agulhas II, including Albums, livestream recordings, Journal articles and Field Notes. Check them out for inspiration!

One of the most amazing aspects of the discovery of Shackleton’s Endurance is the feat of engineering behind the Autonomous Underwater Vehicles that searched for and found the ship. These technologically complex robots were built, among other things, to withstand high amounts of water pressure! Use this math worksheet to teach your students about water pressure!

Use this sheet to kick off a podcast-making project with your students! This project can be scaled up or down to match your students’ age and ability levels. We recommend showing this livestream with historian and host of the History Hit podcast, Dan Snow, before starting this podcast to inspire students to think about storytelling and podcasting.

After reading “Jobs on a Polar Research Vessel,” ask your students to choose their favorite job from the article and write a magazine feature about it! This activity is perfect for developing research skills and the ability to write in different contexts and formats.

What do the S.A. Agulhas II and Captain Bengu do when the ship gets stuck in ice? The answer involves torque! This worksheet applies math to real-life problems and is a great algebra resource.

Are your students interested in learning more about the Agulhas II, the historic ice-breaking vessel leading the Endurance22 expedition?

Check out this video tour of the ship and download this worksheet, where your students can label the Agulhas II. We recommend this activity for all ages and grade levels!

Just starting the Endurance22 expedition with your classroom? Check out this starter pack of activities to get your students started!

Why was it so difficult to find Shackleton’s sunken ship, Endurance, and what kind of math did the Endurance22 crew use to discover the ship? Use this worksheet for high school math students to consider these questions.

As your students are starting to learn about the Endurance22 Expedition, ask them to imagine what it takes to prepare for such an important journey. This worksheet is designed to go with Tim’s video about his preparations for E22.

This writing assignment goes well with Colin’s article titled “Visiting Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Hometown.”

Use this awesome slide deck to teach students about Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Imperial Trans-Antarctic expedition of 1914–1917. This lesson’s learning objective is to teach students to adopt a questioning stance when they read informative text. Thank you to educator Christina Mesk for this wonderful resource!

You can use this worksheet to teach about various problems that the Endurance22 expedition, or Shackleton’s expedition, may have faced, such as ice navigation, AUV searches, food in Antarctica, and more!

Read Colin’s article, “Polar Exploration in the United Kingdom.” Then complete this worksheet and think about your and your family’s traditions, and what you can learn about other cultural traditions!

Use these original drawings of Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance to teach your students about the incredible history behind the Endurance22 Expedition!