Change In A Time of COVID: Teacher Perspective ##What Is Happening? “Hybrid. You will have three sections, A Cohort, B Cohort, C Cohort.” This is where the conversation started. I remember my chest getting a bit tight. “A yearly class will now be 18 weeks. A semester class, 9 weeks.” Ummmm
La educadora informal de PolarTREC, Jocelyn Argueta, viajó al Polo Sur en 2019 con el Observatorio IceCube Neutrino y la Expedición Askaryan Radio Array. Creó una serie de YouTube Hielo Pequeño: Pedazos de la Antártida para explicar el viaje, la ciencia y la vida en el Polo Sur, tanto en inglés como en español. En esta serie
Weather and Climate Change from the North Pole to the Mainland Youth (and the young at heart) are invited to this virtual event with Ignatius Rigor Ph.D. Director of the International Arctic Buoy Program. Encourage your students to attend by [registering here](https://www.wildroseeducation.com
Connecting class content in schools to the experiences of students is an important part of learning. In our middle school we do this through an expeditionary model. This means that we spend lots of time getting our students outside of the classroom and into the world. In a "normal" school year we
We're all just life-long learners... 2020 has been one long learning experience. In March, I learned I’m allergic to octopus bites.... In April, I learned that having your friend move in to be your quarantine buddy MIGHT slightly change your living habits... In July, I learned that I’m not that
Students will be able to:
* Analyze graphical data to draw conclusions
* Compare and contrast the chemical structures of nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide
* Explain how differences in the structure of nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide lead to differences in their reactivity and functions as a greenhouse gas
* Argue how changing shrubbery impacts climate change
Summer in Seward, Alaska Hello! It's time for an update that's been a long time coming. To decrease the chances of coronavirus arriving in Antarctica and overwhelming the medical facilities there, many research programs have been canceled for the remainder of 2020 and into 2021. PolarTREC
Students will be able to:
* Graph, analyze, and predict data
* Develop claim, evidence, and reasoning
* Explain how permafrost is made, current conditions, and its impacts on climate and humans
Preparation
* This lesson plan can be taught either in the classroom or virtually online. Instructions on how to teach both ways are given in the Procedure
After over a year in the Arctic Ocean, the R/V Polarstern returned to the Port of Bremerhaven, Germany yesterday, October 12, 2020. (Well sort of yesterday, time zones are confusing!) To celebrate the return of the Polarstern, you can watch a [brief welcome back video](https://www.youtube.com
