Exploring Antarctica! The Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. (Intro) 14-18yo
This one-time class is an introduction to Antarctica's adventurous past, and a taste of the several full courses I will be providing on the subject.
Teacher Tom Bickmore
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What's included
1 live meeting
1 hrs 15 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
US Grade 9 - 12
Teacher Tom is a top educator on Outschool! See Outschool's EPIC Spotlight on Teacher Tom: https://teach.outschool.com/spotlights/ In this class, we will learn a little about each of the major historic expeditions to, and across, Antarctica. Come meet Earnest Shackleton, Robert Scott, Roald Amundson, and others, as you learn who they were, and how far they traveled across the deadly Polar Ice. This class is a great introductory look at the discovery of Antarctica and the race to the south pole. It will bring to life the spirit of adventure and discovery within you, and give you new heroes to learn from and look up to! The class will include many recommendations for books and videos to learn more about your newfound heroes. The learner may also dive deeper through the soon-to-come Semester-long courses on each of these explorers
Learning Goals
Students will learn the history of how Antarctica was discovered, explored, and conquered, and who made this impossible task become possible.
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Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined November, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Teacher Tom is a designated STAR educator on Outschool. Star educators are top rated, experienced, and highly responsive, with classes that meet Outschool's quality learning standards. Tom is also an ACE Educator and was previously featured as a top educator on Outschool's EPIC Spotlight for being a Passion-Driven Educator.
Tom's students have become analog astronauts, sent experiments to space, won NASA contests, and have named professional rocket launches. Being involved in the space industry starts now, not when you are an adult!
Some of Tom's greatest passions are Rocket Science and Space and he would love to share these with your learners. Tom's popular Current Events in Space Technology and Rocket launches class keeps learners up to date on the Space Race and has been successfully and enthusiastically running on Outschool for over 2 years! Tom offers several great classes for your future Rocket Scientist & most ongoing classes run all year round!
Tom has learned a great deal from being raised in a family of scientists, with his "ahead of her time" grandmother being a nuclear chemist who worked on several highly classified projects. Tom is also carrying on the legacy of his brilliant grandfather who trained servicemen to use radio and radar at various Navy training facilities when not overseas during WW2, as well as being a chief engineer for commercial radio stations, & having a 108 ft Ham Radio tower in his back yard. Tom has been a licensed Ham Radio operator for over a decade. Tom is an electronics whiz who has built his own functioning Ham Radio equipment and towers. Tom is excited to share his passion for Ham Radio with you through his knowledge and skills and prepare you to pass the ham radio test and obtain your very own ham radio license. (No age requirement for obtaining a ham radio license)
Tom has extensive experience teaching, leading, and mentoring youth and is anxious to inspire the young people who attend his classes. He is a "human Google" so bring all of your questions to class with you and don't be afraid to ask them!
You will find Tom to be an engaging and intelligent teacher, armed with an abundance of dad jokes and witty comments.Reviews
Live One-Time Class
$25
per classMeets once
75 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 14-18
3-6 learners per class
