Introduction to the Australian Antarctic Expedition 2013--2014
2013
Introduction to the Australian Antarctic Expedition 2013--2014
2013
Chris Turney, Professor of Earth Sciences fielded questions from over 1,000 primary and high school students across Australia about his upcoming expedition to Antarctica, retracing the route of Sir Douglas Mawson, a century ago. For more information: http://www.spiritofmawson.com/
Topics discussed:
1:00 Previous Antarctic expeditions
5:00 How, historically, explorers got the public excited about science and ways to get people excited about this expedition
8:00 How this unexplored region appeared on maps a century ago
9:00 Mawson's interest in how the region linked to Australia
11:00 Ernest Shackleton's expedition
15:00 Mawson's expedition
18:00 Science teams' activities on Mawson's expedition
20:00 Mawson's tragedy
24:00 Outcomes from previous expeditions
25:00 What activities Chris Turney's team will undertake
26:00 Ways the public can participate
29:00 Inaccessibility of Mawson's hut
Chris Turney, Professor of Earth Sciences fielded questions from over 1,000 primary and high school students across Australia about his upcoming expedition to Antarctica, retracing the route of Sir Douglas Mawson, a century ago. For more information: http://www.spiritofmawson.com/
Topics discussed:
1:00 Previous Antarctic expeditions
5:00 How, historically, explorers got the public excited about science and ways to get people excited about this expedition
8:00 How this unexplored region appeared on maps a century ago
9:00 Mawson's interest in how the region linked to Australia
11:00 Ernest Shackleton's expedition
15:00 Mawson's expedition
18:00 Science teams' activities on Mawson's expedition
20:00 Mawson's tragedy
24:00 Outcomes from previous expeditions
25:00 What activities Chris Turney's team will undertake
26:00 Ways the public can participate
29:00 Inaccessibility of Mawson's hut
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