{"id":173624,"global_id":"www.bas.ac.uk?id=173624","global_id_lineage":["www.bas.ac.uk?id=173624"],"author":"4345","status":"publish","date":"2026-01-28 10:52:35","date_utc":"2026-01-28 10:52:35","modified":"2026-01-28 14:51:44","modified_utc":"2026-01-28 14:51:44","url":"https:\/\/www.bas.ac.uk\/event\/open-day-for-schools-ice-explorers-icebergs-penguins-and-brrrilliant-science\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/www.bas.ac.uk\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/173624","title":"Open Day for schools: Ice Explorers &#8211; Icebergs, penguins and brrrilliant science!","description":"<p><strong>Teachers, bring your students along to &#8216;Ice Explorers&#8217; &#8211; an educational open day for schools at the headquarters of the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge. Our open day is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.festival.cam.ac.uk\/\">Cambridge Festival<\/a> line up.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Step into our icy world and find out how scientists, engineers and innovators are uncovering the secrets of our frozen poles. From the bottom of the oceans to the edge of space, our research helps guard the future of our planet.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Explore. Discover. Experience.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Ice Explorers invites school students on an interactive journey into the polar regions &#8211; where the ice tells stories of Earth\u2019s past and present, and holds the clues to its future. Through hands-on experiments, live demonstrations and fascinating exhibits, you\u2019ll see how researchers study ice, wildlife and climate change in some of the planet\u2019s most extreme places.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Meet<\/strong> <strong>polar scientists and engineers<\/strong> who are studying Earth\u2019s most extreme environments.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step inside a polar field tent<\/strong> and see what it\u2019s really like to live and work in freezing conditions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Try on real polar clothing<\/strong> to learn what it takes to survive in the icy wilderness.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hop aboard a snowmobile<\/strong> and snap a photo with our friendly penguins!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hear stories from Antarctica &#8211;<\/strong> from battling blizzards to studying the ice, oceans and wildlife that hold clues to our changing planet<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-162093 \" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bas.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/A-pair-of-emperor-penguin-chicks_Peter-Fretwell-BAS-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A penguin standing on a beach\" width=\"516\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bas.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/A-pair-of-emperor-penguin-chicks_Peter-Fretwell-BAS-scaled.jpg 2039w, https:\/\/www.bas.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/A-pair-of-emperor-penguin-chicks_Peter-Fretwell-BAS-287x360.jpg 287w, https:\/\/www.bas.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/A-pair-of-emperor-penguin-chicks_Peter-Fretwell-BAS-586x736.jpg 586w, https:\/\/www.bas.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/A-pair-of-emperor-penguin-chicks_Peter-Fretwell-BAS-768x964.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bas.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/A-pair-of-emperor-penguin-chicks_Peter-Fretwell-BAS-1223x1536.jpg 1223w, https:\/\/www.bas.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/A-pair-of-emperor-penguin-chicks_Peter-Fretwell-BAS-1631x2048.jpg 1631w, https:\/\/www.bas.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/A-pair-of-emperor-penguin-chicks_Peter-Fretwell-BAS-478x600.jpg 478w, https:\/\/www.bas.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/A-pair-of-emperor-penguin-chicks_Peter-Fretwell-BAS-333x418.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/>(Credit: Peter Fretwell)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin-left: 18pt; text-align: left;\"><strong>The polar regions matter<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; text-align: left;\">Why are Antarctica and the Arctic vital for understanding climate change? 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