Before I left, everyone asked me what I would be doing at orientation and training. At the time I didn't really know, but now I have an answer. We are:
Meeting awesome fellow educators and hearing about past trips from alumni.
Susan Steiner, Armando Caussade and Dominique Richardson enjoying an afternoon at ARCUS.
Learning about polar science and the logistics of our expeditions.
Researcher Jeanette Moore teaches us about her research on arctic ground squirrels.
Practicing with the technology and gear we'll have in the field.
Dominique Richardson trying on a (too large) float suit used on polar research vessels.
Studying ways to communicate polar science research.
PolarTREC teachers Alicia Gillean, Glenn Clark, Dan Frost, and Obed Fulcar ponder data during the PolarTREC Orientation. Photo by Zeb Polly, Courtesy of Alicia Gillean (PolarTREC 2013), Courtesy of ARCUS
Staying up late doing PolarTREC orientation homework.
Staying up late to finish PolarTREC Orientation homework.
Preparing for our expeditions and having fun!
Me holding a hibernating arctic ground squirrel.
And it's only the 3rd day. Lot's more fun stuff to come!
Questions:
Fun Fact: Did you know that arctic ground squirrels wake up during hibernation to sleep? That's right, they wake themselves up from hibernation to take a nap. What is the different between hibernation and sleep? Why do you think a hibernating animal may need sleep?
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