The QinetiQ Challenge was
a race to the
Geographic
South Pole which
featured Ben Fogle and James Cracknell in the
British Team. This was the first
race to the Geographic South Pole since Scott
and Amundsen's legendary duel nearly 100 years
ago. The race covered over 400 miles across one
of the harshest environments in the world.
Pupils followed the
progress of the race and then carried out an
Investigation based on this to achieve a Bronze
CREST award.
To obtain the CREST award pupils had to design a
jacket for use in similar conditions to the
Antarctic.
To do this they researched
the conditions that the QinetiQ team would
encounter, adaptations of the animals that live
in the Antarctic and Hilary and Amundsen’s fated
journey.
Pupils then used this
information to test out different materials to
use in their jacket design by carrying out an
insulation experiment. This information was
used in the overall jacket design. This was
added to their findings and presented to their
class in the form of a poster.
Pupils completed at least
10hours of work to receive an award.
