PolarTREC teacher Andrea Skloss’ lesson was inspired by her Chukchi Sea Ecosystem Study aboard the USCGC Healy. In order to understand why this area is a biological hot spot of productivity, scientists must study components such as the trophic levels and more.
Objectives
In organisms and environments, the student knows that interdependence occurs among living systems and the environment
102 men and women received the United States government's highest honor for scientists and engineers in the early stages of their independent research careers--the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The National Science Foundation (NSF) nominated 20 of the awardees, including PolarTREC researcher Samantha Hansen.
Printed in the Herald-Independent about the Joint Antarctic School Expedition. Three MG high school students and a teacher returned on Feb. 28 from a joint expedition. Although the trip did not go as planned, it was still a cultural and learning experience for the group.
This graphic is a summit ice core timeline depicting the phenomena that as we drill deeper ice cores, the ice gets older. The graphic compares this timeframe with major milestones in history. It is a concept developed by Zoe Courville and Dr. Mary Albert at Dartmouth University, in partnership with CRREL (Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory).
This lesson was developed to explore the dynamics of arctic sea ice from the scientific, historical, and economic perspectives. Use math and polar science to examine the impacts of seasonal shifts, climate change impacts, and modeling to understand arctic sea ice.
Application
This lesson can be taught in a variety of ways ranging from a teacher centered
Spanish Article Title: Puertorriqueño visitará el Polo Sur para investigación científica con PolarTREC
English Article Title: Puerto Rican educator will visit the South Pole for scientific research with PolarTREC
An online news story about teacher Armando Caussade heading to the South Pole as part of the IceCube project. This resource is in both Spanish and English.
Spanish Article Title: Puertorriqueño formará parte de misión científica al Polo Sur
A news story about PolarTREC teacher Armando Caussade traveling to the South Pole as part of the IceCube project in December 2014. This resource is in Spanish.
IceCube announced that Armando Caussade, a STEM educator from Puerto Rico, will travel to the South Pole, Antarctica, during the 2014–2015 polar season to support maintenance work on the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. An experienced communicator inside and outside the classroom, Caussade is passionate about science and, in particular, astronomy.
