This is a one hour webinar hosted by PolarTREC teacher Andre Wille at Toolik Field Station, Alaska. The work presented is part of the Arctic Ground Squirrel Study 2014.
For three students at Monona Grove High School and their teacher Juan Botella, science and travel are best when paired. The group recently traveled to Chile to attempt a journey to the Antarctic as part of a science trip. Along the way, the students documented their trip in detail, offering viewers a glimpse into their scientific and cultural experience.
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Spanish Article Title: Profesor puertorriqueño participará en una misión científica en la Antártida
An EFE wire service news story published in Primera Hora, about Armando Caussade heading to the South Pole as part of the IceCube project. This resource is in Spanish.
This story was also published in: Índice PR, El Expresso de Puerto Rico, MSN Latino, Fox News Latino
Spanish Article Title: Profesor puertorriqueño realizará investigaciones en el Polo Sur
A news story from Mi Puerto Rico Verde (online environmental news) about Armando Caussade heading to the South Pole as part of the IceCube project. This resource is in Spanish.
Spanish Article Title: Sondeando los confines del universo detectando neutrinos
A Diario de Puerto Rico news story about Armando Caussade heading to the South Pole as part of the IceCube project. Also published in Telemundo Puerto Rico (WKAQ-TV channel 2). This resource is in Spanish.
Using Large Marine Ecosystems and Cultural Responsiveness as the Context for Professional Development of Teachers and Scientists in Ocean Sciences
Published in 2014 in the Journal of Geoscience Education, this paper describes the success of three professional development workshops developed by the PolarTREC staff and partners. The purpose was to bring together educators and scientists in three large marine ecosystems
Exploration of the Antarctic continent did not occur until the late 1800’s, and the South Pole was first reached on December 14, 1911. Courage, planning, and technology have been the main components of Antarctic exploration from the earliest days. This classroom activity is designed to highlight the historical elements of the past 100 years of exploration in Antarctica and
