Wow, what a hotbed of activity! My flight arrived at Icelands Keflavik International Airport at 8:30am so I decided that there was no time like the present to check out one of Icelands most famous geothermal pools. First stop: the Blue Lagoon! This Lagoon was formed by accident in the mid-70’s
A Brief History of Iceland It is believed that Iceland remained uninhabited by humans longer than most places on Earth. Then, around 800 AD, the Norsemen began to build ships that could safely carry them into the North Atlantic. The Norsemen were often referred to as Vikings and were believed to
Putting aside the question of, "Am I going to the Arctic?"... The better question is, "Am I going to Iceland?" My bus from East Hampton to Queens New York arrived on time, and the taxi was waiting! Once at the airport I tested out my TSA Pre-check which is an expedited security screening program
This journal is brought to you by… * Ms. Sarah Dormis’s and Ms. Jennifer Thompson’s 5th grade class at Westminster Academy * Daughters of the American Revolution, Commodore Perry Chapter * Ms. Samuelson’s 4th grade class at Oak Elementary If you are a Weddell seal, then you know the latest fashion
This journal is brought to you by… * Ms. Stephanie Porter’s 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders at Lake Cormorant Elementary * Ms. Karen Davis’s 5th grade class at Eastwood Elementary * Mrs. Barsh’s 4th grade class at Oak Elementary ### Do things in your world ever make you feel small? Hanging out with
The Energetic Ray Global Observatory (ERGO) is a program that will provide students and teachers with a small detector that is capable of detecting the cosmic rays in a manner very similar to CosRAY and IceCube. The unit is small and will allow data to be exported automatically to Google Maps.
This journal is brought to you by… * Ms. Nadia Alm’s 4th grade class at Evangelical Christian School * Ms. Clement’s 4th grade class at Bartlett Elementary * Ms. Sarah Dormis’s and Ms. Jennifer Thompson’s 4th grade class at Westminster Academy ### Say “Ahhhhh!” Let’s take a look at the pearly whites
Heading Under the Frozen Ground! Yesterday I asked you to think about what permafrost is. As the name implies, PERMA means consistently, or all the time, and FROST means, well, frost or ice! As the map below shows, parts of Alaska have CONTINUOUS PERMAFROST and other parts have DISCONTINUOUS
