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This nation-wide project is sponsored in Georgia by the National Science Center Fort Discovery collaborating with the Georgia Educational Technology Training Centers. The project is directed by the ETTC at the National Science Center. 

Novel Connections:

• Politics: Are they good? Are they bad? Can they be ignored?
• Scientific Process: paying attention to details, decoding
• Novel tie to a mystery unit
• Decoding activities: cryptic; Why use code?
• Animal life in the harsh environment
• Hostile climate
• What makes a bird? Is anything with feathers really a bird? Is a penguin a bird?
• Shackleton's adventure teaches about promises and honor as does this adventure
• Safety when traveling alone and trusting others
• Shakespeare and his quotes as code for other things; Were there other poets, musicians, and artists who did this as well?
• Discuss Thomas Wolfe's quote, "You can't go home again."
• Link to a lesson plan with 4 activities designed to combine knowledge from researching L'Engle and reading 4 of her novels; however, activities can be adjusted to work if only one novel is read
• This novel touches on animals in these extreme environments - can you take a trip to the zoo to see polar bears and penguins if kids have never seen them before?
• Check out the TAS message board - Argo Emily is comparing her adventures with those of Vicky in TAS.  Both are two ordinary girls with an opportunity of a lifetime. 
• TAS has a musical component as well - have kids research the oboe and the harp - two popular instruments in the novel. 
• Where and what is Zlatovica?  The TAS message board has some interesting ideas from kids. See if your kids can come up with some logical explanations for Zlatovica.