A Day of Rest (or play)? The workweek here is 6 days, Monday through Saturday. Sundays are a day off and most people use the time to sleep in, do laundry, and have some recreation time. All of us on the WISSARD team took advantage of the day to get to know the area around McMurdo a little more. I
Powerpoint presentation given at 2012 North Carolina Science Teachers Association professional development conference "Catch the Wave". Co-presenters Nick LaFave and Susan Steiner presented their PolarTREC experiences and information about PolarTREC.
Presented Powerpoint slideshow including two interactive activities for two 90 minutes sessions of North Carolina New Schools Common Practices Symposium. The presentation included activities I've used in the classroom based on the PolarTREC experience, as well as images from the summer at Toolik.
Today was a beautiful day with temperatures around 3°f and a wind chill of -8°f. We spent most of the day charging the lithium batteries for the seismometers and placing them outside for transport to the runway. When that was accomplished we headed over to the cargo warehouse to check on our gear
From the time I landed in Antarctica my days have been occupied with training. It is critical that prior to field research, I learn the proper methods to protect myself and the environment. Everything I throw out must be sorted and recycled. What I would typically call a trash can, is now just a
There are two pictures of buildings at McMurdo below. The first is the Crary Lab building where the main science lab area is. The second is a building occupied by NASA. Here are your questions: 1. Both buildings are built above ground on pylons. Why do you think they are build this way? 2. The Crary
It’s A Big Deal! Antarctica is a unique place, and the nations that are doing research here want to keep it as untouched as possible, at least on the continental areas. Because of this, the Antarctic Treaty provides guidelines for how to treat this environment. The US Antarctic Program has its
This one hour webinar gives educators the opportunity to learn from PolarTREC educator Alex Eilers. Her projects for education and outreach on the weddell seal project with Dr. Burns provides great examples of bringing polar science to students and communities.
About this entry McMurdo Station is an amazing place. It’s really cool to get to know what happens in the background to make things work. I’ll be adding entries to let all of you know about some of the people and projects as I learn about them. This is the first of those entries. ## Other
This video is to accompany the presentation, Shifting Prey in a Melting Arctic, by George Divoky, given during the 2012 Arctic Ocean Ecosystem Workshop.
