Endurance22
The Endurance22 Expedition located the wreck of Endurance, the lost ship of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton in March 2022
The Endurance22 Expedition听aimed to locate the wreck of Endurance, the lost ship of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, and departed for Antarctica鈥檚 Weddell Sea from Cape Town, South Africa, on 5听February 2022. The expedition team successfully located the wreck of the Endurance in March 2022.
The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) worked听with Endurance22 to produce free resources for Key Stage 1 and 2 geography and history lessons, which draw on the Society鈥檚 Collections of polar maps, photographs, documents, and artefacts.
These resources allow pupils to explore changes in polar exploration from the early 20th Century听to today and the different motivations for why people visit Antarctica, as well as this continent鈥檚 unique frozen environment.
The resources are available below and also within the听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
Exploring Shackleton's Antarctica infographic
An infographic comparing Shackleton's voyage to the Endurance22 expedition
Teaching Ernest Shackleton as a significant individual in Primary History at KS1
Shackleton鈥檚 Endurance - A story of adventure and leadership
A first-person narration of the voyage of Endurance
Make your own model of Endurance
With instructions from @DarrellWakelam
Shackleton's life and expeditions
Timeline outlining Shackleton鈥檚 life, expeditions and wider work.
Hear Endurance22 teaching resources writer, Dr Paula Owens, talk about these resources
Endurance22 Expedition gallery
Useful weblinks
: Follow the route of the Endurance22 expedition vessel S.A. Agulhas II
YouTube channel
teaching resources
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For more resources on Antarctica and the Weddell Sea see:
Discovering the Weddell Sea - Education for Antarctic Conservation
Exploring Shackleton's Antarctica KS2 teaching resource
- expedition partner
Accompanying resources from our partner Reach the World
A selection of videos filmed on the expedition by History Hit
The first in a set of five short documentaries filmed during the Endurance22 expedition
Hear from Endurance22 Expedition Leader Dr John Shears about current efforts to protect and preserve the wreck of Shackleton's Endurance - live talk 2 May 2024
Find out more about the National Geographic documentary film Endurance, which follows the Endurance22 team as they discover Shackleton's lost ship