Update It’s a good thing we left early. We just missed a storm about a day or so behind us. We can feel some of the effects rocking and rolling on the edge of it out here, but it’s not nearly as bad as when we were transiting to Antarctica. This satellite image is a few days old and not quite to
Update We’re still in transit back to the dock. The weather finally seems to be cooperating with us and we’re making good time. Everyone on board is busy writing up details of our research activities for the cruise report—a write-up that details the work done on ship during an expedition. As we
We’ve left the ice and have deployed our last Argo floats. We’re well on our way back to the dock. The sun is even starting to rise in the morning for us now. I probably should have posted this blog a long time ago, but there was so much exciting science going on, I didn’t do it when we were up
Due to the nature of our research expedition, there are a lot of animals living here we didn’t and won’t get a chance to see—like the stuff that lives on the ocean floor or deep under the ice. However, I still received questions about some of these animals that I wanted to answer because the
Ohio or Bust- Road Trip Even though I returned from Antarctica back in December, I have been busy! So what have I been up to? Before I left for Antarctica, I went to visit different schools to talk to students about what the team would be doing in Antarctica. Now that I am back, I have continued
Update We finished our last CTD yesterday! It was another really deep one—3800m. Afterwards we celebrated with chocolate (an increasingly rare treat on the ship… as is fresh fruit). We also turned off the multi-beam early this morning as we’ve left the continental shelf. We’re turning to head
The main objective of this activity is to increase ocean literacy. Users will be exposed to the Ocean Essential Principles and Fundamental Concepts. This information is combined with other open educational resources, including streamed in YouTube videos.
The main objective of this activity is to increase climate and weather literacy. Users will be exposed to The Essential Principles & 12 Key Messages about Climate Science established by the U.S. Global Change Research Program. This information is combined with other open educational resources, including streamed in YouTube videos.
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In this online activity that integrates the www.globalchange.gov
The report is written by teacher participants upon return from their field expedition portion of the PolarTREC program. It summarizes the benefit of the expedition to the teacher, a description of activities, and a summary of how teachers plan to link this experience in classrooms and communities. This is a public document that will be posted in teacher portfolios and
Update The weather is much calmer now and we’re back to mapping and doing lots of CTDs. It’s hard to believe it’s been just under a month out here already! Pretty soon we’re going to be wrapping up the last of the science and starting the long trip back to port. I had hoped to see more whales
