Students will understand how the increasing levels of carbon-dioxide in oceans affect shelled marine animals. They will carry out a student-developed investigation on how increasing ocean acidification affects these animals.
Objectives
The objective of this lesson is for students to assess how increasing levels of atmospheric CO2 affect marine organisms. In addition, they will devise an experiment to test
The Bilbo Baggins Effect Last week I had the opportunity to fly to Miami. I was looking forward to meeting Dr. Steve Oberbauer and Dr. Jeremy May, whom I will be working with this summer. I was treated to tours of Florida International University and their labs. I was grateful to be able to make
As the anticipation for my departure grows, homegrown outreach becomes ever more important. Friday, May 4th and May 11th I was able to visit Walter Johnson and Table Rock Middle Schools to give an educational outreach presentation about my upcoming expedition to Antarctica to join Dr. Amsler and
The R/V Sikuliaq research team, crew and captain really rolled out the red carpet for middle school students and teachers from the Anvil City Science Academy! Although we were all pretty exhausted after more than three weeks at sea, everyone agreed that it was important to complete the students
So… How Do You Commute In Antarctica????### Snowmobile! During orientation I was told that I would be commuting from McMurdo Station to the sea ice for research, about an hour each way…by snowmobile. Though I grew up in New England I have never even sat on a snowmobile before and had tons of
Daily Journal It is now a month after the training session and I have spent the past 4 weeks answering questions about my Alaska trip and telling people yes, it really did get to 0 degrees when I was visiting. But mostly, people have been asking me what’s next on my PolarTREC agenda. The answer
Students will find an expedition within the PolarTREC archives and use the research to make a video explaining why studying polar science is important.
Overview
PolarTREC supports teachers on expeditions with real scientists to study in the field. Studying in the Arctic and Antarctic environments can be a harsh and rewarding experience. I participated in Operation IceBridge, an aerial study
