About our guests

Donald Reid

On Friday 27 October Donald Reid participated in a videoconference with five schools from around New Zealand.

Donald Reid, a LEARNZ teacher specializing in virtual field trips, talks here about how the ANDRILL virtual field trip will work and about the most ambitious scientific drilling project ever undertaken in Antarctica. To find out more about ANDRILL and the LEARNZ programme visit www.learnz.org.nz.

Watch video clips of Donald talking about:

• How the rock core is used to inform scientists about earth over millions of years
• The effects of global warming
• What the drilling programme will involve
• The preparation necessary for traveling and living on the ice.

Participating Schools:

• Roxburgh Area School
• Collingwood Area School
• Elim Christian College
• Kuranui School
• Cheviot Area School