2 April 2019 Our expedition will have a mascot joining us!

After travelling with me on an expedition in 2016 aboard the deep sea drilling ship the JOIDES Resolution, SloMo, a sloth puppet, joined my 7th grade class.

SloMo during an evacuation drill aboard the JOIDES Resolution

He is a great addition to our team in my science class and allows my students to connect science to their everyday lives. It is also a lot of fun following his adventures.

SloMo's adventures

Visiting Old Faithful at Yellowstone National Park Meeting a fellow sloth at the San Antonio Aquarium Making a snow angel in south Texas Doing some lab work at Memorial Junior High Learning how to plaster a dinosaur leg bone at the DIG Field School in Montana

SloMo visits Fairbanks for PolarTREC Orientation

SloMo came along to orientation at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and he has been having a blast.

The meals have been delicious at! The staff is so helpful and we are learning a lot during orientation SloMo looking at a map at UAF They have special places everywhere for use to hang our jackets

We got to see what gear is used in the field when it is REALLY cold.

SloMo trying on the goggles at IARD SloMo trying on the jacket at IARC

There are many more adventures to come! Follow along with our journey to the Arctic tundra! You can also follow SloMo on Instagram: @slomoluvsscience