I am a first grade teacher on a scientific research team deployed at Palmer Station, Antarctica. We are here studying a wingless fly called Belgica antarctica. It is the southernmost, free-living insect in Antarctica and it's the largest animal that remains on land throughout the year. As the team's educational outreach coordinator, I used Gigapan technology to connect students in my school district as well as nationally with scientific research taking place at the bottom of the world. Antarctic Gigapan images can be found on my team's outreach blog at www.crestwoodexplorestheworld.org along with descriptive information and scavenger hunt challenges. Gigapan gives (preschool-grade 12) students an opportunity to explore detailed images of the Antarctic environment, provoking thoughtful questions and higher levels of learning.