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In the morning, we focused on lake ecology. We began with a presentation from Zachary Wood, who told us about the main types of lakes found in Greenland, before heading out to the group´s research site. A “Fault Valley Lake” is the only type of lake not formed by ice. Instead, it is formed along a

Science Investigation in the Field As a science teacher, I've always required by students to complete an independent science research project. Students did not need to enter a science fair, and I am proud of students who challenge themselves by entering a science fair competition, regardless of

(To our readers -- We also will be adding many photos to this post and others in the coming days. Please come back and visit these pages again to see them.) After five hard, serious days we finally had a day-off. Instead of waking up at 7:00, we had the luxury of one more hour to sleep, which was a

***** The day started with Americans waking everyone up by singing National Anthem at the top of their lungs. We had pancakes with real maple syrup (thanks, Hugh!) and bacon for breakfast. After breakfast Aviaja Lyberth Hauptmann did a presentation about molecular biology and enzymes. After giving

Anyone up for a scavenger hunt? If you’re in the Memphis area and looking to go exploring - then I have a challenge for you! The Pink Palace Museum has put together a FREE Antarctic Scavenger Hunt. What’s that you ask? Well, the staff has placed Weddell seals and Emperor penguins in various

The Migration South Begins We made the drive down the Dalton yesterday back to Fairbanks. Byron left Sarah behind at Toolik to collect the remaining samples for the season. When all is said and done she will collect around 400 (we collected just over 1/4 of that to the point when I left, so she

Mi estadía en JSEP ha sido una experiencia muy enriquecedora en el ámbito cultural. Por mi parte de a poco me he ido acostumbrando a los distintos acentos y pronunciaciones en inglés, mientras que ya varios niños han aprendido palabras en español, especialmente saludos, y los colores. La noche de

After yesterday’s hike out to Russell Glacier, I woke to aching arms and sore legs. Crawling out of bed was a challenge, but finding out that we were working with flowers was enough to add a hop to my step. Christine M. Urbanowicz from Dartmouth College visited us in the classroom – the plant lady

Wrapping up my time in the Arctic Today is my last full day at Toolik. Byron, Hannah and Sarah completed day 2 of the bacterial lakes survey, bringing our sampling total up to 115 samples collected during my time at Toolik! I stayed behind and helped filter for different water chemistry tests