Ben Fogle and James Cracknell, as Team QinetiQ will be taking part in the first race to the Geographic South Pole since Scott and Amundsen's legendary duel nearly 100 years ago. The race covers over 400 miles across one of the harshest environments in the world and takes place during the short Antarctic summer of December 2008 and January 2009. Scientists are working hard to prepare the Team for this epic journey, helping them with nutrition, teamwork and physical fitness. To help you enrich science into the classroom they have developed the Team QinetiQ Learning Zone.

The Learning Zone is now live, so go online at Learning Zone

Register your school, and gain access to:

A FREE wall chart
Teaching aids to help you enrich your science lessons
Profiles of the team QinetiQ experts to support careers advice.

The opportunity to do a new BA CREST Bronze Award project (Wrap up Warm), which will allow you to enter a competition to win a visit from Team QinetiQ during National Science and Engineering week in March 2009

FREE Quiz download for fun learning
Interesting facts and fun quiz about Antarctica

Register now and start the new academic year at a bone chilling -50°C (in the comfort of your own classrooms!).

For more on CREST visit our CREST section

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EBC have two up coming Skills For Work events planned at:

Longbenton Community College on Tuesday 14th October 2008

Nissan Sports and Social Club on Wednesday 21st January 2009 for Ferryhill Business and Enterprise College.

These events are for year 10 students (14-15 year olds) and about 170 students are expected each day. Businesses and SEAs are needed to bring a 25 minute activity that will introduce students (in small groups of about 20) to the careers available to them.

Ambassadors should arrive at 8:45am and will finish at approximately 3:15pm with lunch provided during the day.

For more info please contact
seas@ncl-coll.ac.uk

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