Penguin Science

Understanding penguin response to climate and ecosystem change

Classroom Activities.

 

AUGUST 2026.   Our penguin team will return to McMurdo Research Station and then out to our camp at Cape Royds in Nov 2026. A  new season with new penguin families will be waiting for us.  The Postcard  project  WILL  be available this year, the Flag prject will NOT.  Please explore the activities below for instructions and deadlines.

You can always explore the resources  below to learn more about penguins, our research or just have fun.  

Classroom Activites

Get a Postcard from Antarctica

AUG 2026.  This project WILL be available this year.  Click the picture for more information. Go HERE to see postcards from previous years.

Fly your flag in front of the penguins

AUG 2026 This project WILL NOT be available this year. Go HERE to see the flags flying from recent seasons. Go HERE to see flags from previous years. Check back in the fall of 2027 to see an update on the progject

Adopt a penguin family - Nest Check

This project will NOT be live this year. Check back in the fall of 2027 for an update.

Click HERE to see the 8 families we followed in the 2024-2025 season.

Click HERE to see the families from  2022-2023 season and previous seasons.

penguin breeding colony, adelie penguins, Cape Royds,

Daily Journal

 Every day a new adventure in Antarctica. Click HERE to see daily pictures and stories from the 2024-2025 field season. Click HERE to see the Daily Journal from past seasons at Cape Royds. Check back with us in the fall of 2027 for an update and new adventures. Check back in fall of 2027 for an update on this project.

penguin cam

Oct – Feb. See daily pictures of our Adelie penguin breeding colony at Cape Royds. Click HERE to see the pictures and  HERE to follow the weather.

Pictures and videos

Click HERE to see fun pictures of penguins, whales, seals and ice. Something for everyone.

 

Ask a Question about penguins

Click HERE to see our FAQ page. If you have a question email us at

askanadelie@gmail.com

Classroom ready powerpoints

Teach your students about penguins, Talking points included. Click HERE to see the list of powerpoints.

CItizen Science Penguin Projects

Click HERE to help researchers count Antarctic penguins in their colonies.

Click HERE  or HERE to see  where your favorite penguins live.

More citizen science projects

Click HERE to see other citizen science projects for your students.

Read a story about penguin research in Antarctica

Follow the lives of Adélie penguins as they hatch, fledge, learn to survive in Antarctica and finally mate and raise their own chicks. Click HERE to see Waiting For Joey.