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On the 3/11/09, Chris
O’llsen, an Antarctic Adventurer, came to Stanwell Park Public
School and showed year 5 & 6 all about Antarctica. He brought in
his tools, gear and other equipment in for us, including real
ice from Antarctica.
Firstly, he showed us
a video with pictures he had taken while was there. Chris told
us what it was like to live over there in the harsh conditions.
He showed us before and after pictures showing how radically the
ice is melting and the beautiful wildlife dying.
Secondly, we were
shown clothes, tools, rocks, ice, and even smells from
Antarctica. We got to wear clothes Chris wore, touch the rocks
he had brought back, touched the ice from Antarctica, smelt what
a Penguin smells like and we even got to use his pick to hit a
block of ice which we than rubbed all over us because we were
hot on a boiling hot day.
Finally, he had to pack up
and leave but we definitely had a great time and learnt a great
amount about Antarctica. I’m sure everyone had huge amounts of
fun and personally I wish I could do it again.
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