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Endurance22

The Endurance22 Expedition located the wreck of Endurance, the lost ship of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton in March 2022

The Endurance22 Expedition aimed to locate the wreck of Endurance, the lost ship of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, and departed for Antarctica’s Weddell Sea from Cape Town, South Africa, on 5 February 2022. The expedition team successfully located the wreck of the Endurance in March 2022.

The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) worked with Endurance22 to produce free resources for Key Stage 1 and 2 geography and history lessons, which draw on the Society’s Collections of polar maps, photographs, documents, and artefacts.

These resources allow pupils to explore changes in polar exploration from the early 20th Century to today and the different motivations for why people visit Antarctica, as well as this continent’s unique frozen environment.

The resources are available below and also within the resources section of our Schools pages. You can sign up to our Primary Teacher mailing list to find out about our other work with primary schools.

Endurance22 teaching resources

Shackleton’s Endurance - A story of adventure and leadership

A first-person narration of the voyage of Endurance

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Shackleton's life and expeditions

Interactive timeline outlining Shackleton’s life, expeditions and wider work

View this resource

Make your own model of Endurance

With instructions from @DarrellWakelam

View this resource

Teaching Ernest Shackleton as a significant individual in Primary History at KS1

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Exploring Shackleton's Antarctica infographic

An infographic comparing Shackleton's voyage to the Endurance22 expedition

View this resource

 

Endurance22 Expedition gallery

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Nick Birtwistle

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Saunders Carmichael-Brown

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Saunders Carmichael-Brown

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Saunders Carmichael-Brown

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and National Geographic

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and National Geographic

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Saunders Carmichael-Brown

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Saunders Carmichael-Brown

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Saunders Carmichael-Brown

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Saunders Carmichael-Brown

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and Saunders Carmichael-Brown

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and James Blake

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and James Blake

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and James Blake

Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and James Blake

Useful weblinks

View the Endurance22 website

Live tracker: Follow the route of the Endurance22 expedition vessel S.A. Agulhas II

History Hit YouTube channel

Reach the World teaching resources

 

For more resources on Antarctica and the Weddell Sea see:

Discovering Antarctica

Discovering the Weddell Sea - Education for Antarctic Conservation

Exploring Shackleton's Antarctica KS2 teaching resource

Reach the world - expedition partner

Reach the World teaching resources

Accompanying resources from our partner Reach the World

View this resource

Endurance22 Expedition YouTube playlist

A selection of videos filmed on the expedition by History Hit

View this resource

Antarctic Wildlife film

The first in a set of five short documentaries filmed during the Endurance22 expedition

Watch this film

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