the+fantastic+explorer

//** Our explorer: **// =__ CARSTEN BORCHGREVINK __=
 * A brief biography of your life as an explorer/scientist. You might like to include the selection criteria for employees in Antarctica( based on a real person or made up)
 * What work have you done in Antarctica?
 * What are the advantages and disadvantages of your role?
 * How are you a model of stewardship?
 * Choose one aspect of Antarctic life (living conditions, nature or climate) to give a detailed insight to your audience.
 * Develop four questions that you could ask your audience about your work as an explorer

// __**group members and our tasks**__ // //Alicia- what work have you done in antarctica/ how are you a modle of stewardship// //Jenifer- a brief biography on Carsten Borchgrevink/choose one aspect of antarctic life// Nathan- advantages/ pictures/ //Jordan- disadvatages//



__**//Biography (Jenifer)://**__ //Carsten Borchgrevink was born in Norway 1864. He migrated to Australia in1888. in 1892, Carsten became a teacher butb rellized he had more of a true passion and intrest in Polar exploration. Carsten studied natural science, and also worked on survey teams. He also taught languages and natural science. Carsten Borchgrevink had been motivated by the work of local scientific enthusiasts on the first Australian Antarctic comittee.//

//What work have I done in Antarctica(Alicia)// In 1893 he singed on as a geneally useful hand with the Norwegian sealing and whaleing expedition. the expedition was a failure. Despite poor commercial results, many of the geological and botanical finding interested the australian Antartic committe.He went on lectures around melboure and sydney.But was unable to get funding for a second expedition.he lead a small expedition to find the sout magnetictic pole. How was he a model os stewardship? (Alicia) Carsten Borchgrevink is not a model of stewardship because he went and started whaling and sealing. A lot of countries did'nt like his ideas about whaling and sealing.

Disadvantages (Jordan) -It was desolate -Poor quality of comfort and living

Choose one aspect of Antarctic life (jenifer) Southern Bottle-nose whale The scientific name for the Bottle-nose whale is the family zipphiidae. The southern female bottle-nose whale is 25 feet in size while the male is 23 feet in size. The bottle-nose's dorsal fin is up to 30 cm high. The bottle-nose whale eats squid and star fish.

Advantages (Jenifer) - you get to wildlife you cannot find anywhere else - you can teach people about your knowledge about Antarctica - you get a better understanding of the wildlife and what they do - you might find something new = I T'S QUESTION TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HAVE YOU BEEN LISTENING??????????????????????? = 1) When was Carsten borchgrevink Born?  2) When did Carsten Borchgrevink migrate to Australia? 3) What was a disadvantage? 4) What was an advantage?