Among the researchers working at Toolik and the group that shares our lab space is Team Bird from UC Davis. I had the fantastic opportunity to spend a day out in the field with Jesse Krause, Helen Chmura and Mikaela McGuigan and help locate nesting White Crowned Sparrows and Lapland Longspurs. This
Scientists use bathymetry to understand the ocean floor. This lesson is a basic introduction to bathymetry using salad trays to help students understand how bathymetric maps work.
Objectives
1. Students will be able to identify the advantages to using a bathymetric map.
2. Students will be able to transform a bathymetric map into a three-dimensional model.
3. Using just
First Day in Camp ### Getting Set-Up Today was our first full day at Toolik. It is the first day for Byron and Sarah to be in the lab, so they spent the day orienting to the space and project, getting their equipment set up, and hashing out details for sampling and data collection. ### The Dalton
Tour of Camp## I have mentioned in previous journals that I am living in a tent in the Arctic Tundra. Probably not many people have had this experience so I want to share it with you. It is pretty similar to camping normally. Instead of full outback style camping we are doing more car camping
First Impressions of Toolik My field stay at Toolik Research Station starts today. I am struck by three things: the remoteness, the abundance of plants, and the light. I've been to many places to camp and hike. Even when in a wide open space, a town seemed to be just around the corner. Eight hours
Today is Livermorium Day. One year ago, element 116 was officially named livermorium (Lv) by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemists (IUPAC). The name was chosen to honor the work of contributing scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the Lab's hometown
My last journal post talked about phenology, the study of nature to monitor seasonal changes, and how latitude affects temperature. The closer one is to the equator, the warmer the temperatures and more consistent the daily sunshine. Influence of latitude on temperature and plant growth was readily
Though technically not summer until the June 21 solstice, we have recently had some very nice weather. The days have warmed into the 60's, with lots of sunshine. The lake is really starting to melt, with large portions of open water. Victor, Jeanette and I took a canoe out to explore the lake the
One week of school left and the chaos continues. Pushing eighth graders through to the end is no small feat. They have embraced the seasons' unit with a curiosity that I could have only dreamed of; so very proud of my students. The yearbooks arrived today with one glaring mistake. Three hundred
