Our team headed out to the drilling site right after the morning meeting so that we would have as much time as possible to collect core samples. Unfortunately, science doesn't always go according to plans. We ended up up having lots of problems with the drill that delayed us a great deal. The
Today really felt like we were in the Arctic!! Our first couple of days here were actually beautiful. It was sunny, the winds were light, and the temperatures got up to 10-12 degrees Fahrenheit during the "heat of the day." This morning, however, a low pressure system moved through, causing a fairly
NOTE: This journal was posted late due to a technical problem at Summit Station which took down the internet. Today was our first day working away from Summit Station. In order to drill a pristine ice core sample, it's important to get a decent distance from the other activity up here on the ice
In this lesson, students will be introduced to the Standard Model, learning key vocabulary such as Fermions, Hadrons, Mesons, Baryons, Quarks, Leptons, particles, and anti-particles. In particular, students will come to understand what a neutrino is and why it is such a unique particle. This understanding connects to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory’s search for neutrinos in an effort to
Today was our acclimation day. We were asked to take it fairly easy today to make sure that our bodies had fully adjusted to the higher altitude. Luckily, all of the members of our team are doing well with minimal effects. ## Preparing to Go Out in the Field Tomorrow Besides acclimating, we used
We made it to the Arctic!! Four days after leaving Jacksonville, we were able to fly on the LC-130 aircraft from Kangerlussuaq to Summit Station in Greenland. It was a fairly short flight of only about two hours. The coolest part was that up here in Summit Station, we landed on a skiway instead of a
The Importance of Teacher/Researcher Collaboration
It can be a humbling experience to admit that something isn’t easy, or that you don’t understand a topic or concept. It is harder still when you are surrounded by knowledgeable individuals and expected to explain their research in an accurate manner. While humbling, it is educational. Through learning about concepts such as trace metal
Today was a waiting day. It was supposed to be the day that we headed up to Summit Station, our final destination. But due to some mechanical issues with one of the planes, we were delayed a day. I have been told that the Air National Guard has to have two ski equipped planes ready before flights to
We are all teachers and students throughout our lives – even as adults we are students and even as children we are teachers. As adults, we are often afforded unusual opportunities to learn as we push ourselves in our interests and abilities. Through these opportunities—both expected and unexpected—our own understanding of what is possible expands as well as our desire
After landing in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland last night, everyone got a chance to rest up today. This was extremely important since different people heading to Summit Station came from all over the US. Some of them were from as far away as Oregon. That means that they have travelled through five time
