Ice that forms in the polar oceans is an important driver behind the global climate. This ice is physically different from frozen precipitation in a number of different ways. In this brief inquiry activity, students make qualitative observations about two types of ice cubes and deduce ice composition based on their observations. This activity may serve as an introduction to
Gone From My Sight >"I am standing upon the seashore. A ship, at my side, spreads her white sails to the moving breeze and starts for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength. I stand and watch her until, at length, she hangs like a speck of white cloud just where the sea and sky
Do you know where you water comes from? Ellie and I now know where our drinking water in Anchorage comes from! At the encouragement of Arctic Glacial Lakes collaborators, we visited Eklutna Water Treatment Facility, the provider of most of Anchorage's tap water. The facility is below Eklutna Lake
We made it out! After two days of waiting, one false drive to the airstrip, countless calls to our airline, making new friends, and juggling hotel and car reservations, we finally departed. The view out the window of the plane reminded us of how lucky we were. The entire North Slope was blanketed in
Following my visit to the Anvil City Science Academy Heather Jameson came to visit us on board the R/V Sikuliaq (R/V stands for Research Vessel). She brought flags her students had designed and decorated for us to fly over the Beaufort Sea and they are beautiful! Heather toured the ship, spoke with
Great Questions Lead To Great Understandings! It’s wonderful to remember how much you can learn when you listen to the questions young people ask. Today I was able to finally meet Anvil City Science Academy teacher Heather Jameson in person, along with her principal Lisa Leeper, Superintendent of
Our welcome to Kaktovik was incredibly warm. Smiles, waves, and little kids running up to give us hugs. Ellie and I spent yesterday in the school, visiting several classrooms and meeting with over half of the students. I missed my students yesterday, the first day of school at EHS, so spending the
The comedian Lewis Black said, "There is no better moment than this moment when we are anticipating the actual moment itself. All the moments that lead up to the actual moment itself are truly the best moments. Those are the moments that are filled with good times. Those are the moments in which you
There really is no place like Nome! What beautiful, stunning scenery with the Bering Sea against a backdrop of mountains. The town itself is a mix of classic coastal Alaskan village with a little bit of a dusty-old-town-gold-rush feel. I've never seen anything like it. Today’s agenda was pretty
Classic drive to JFK Airport! Well, it began as a calm drive with my husband Gary at the wheel. We were heading to JFK for my flight with plenty of time to spare. And THEN we hit the traffic! Yikes! Suddenly it was a classic are-we-going-to-make-it? white knuckled drive trying every short cut and
