Tuesday was a pretty spectacular day at PolarTREC orientation. We spent the afternoon at the Permafrost Tunnel. What an experience walking back in time. I remember the tour guide pulling out a blade of grass from the tunnel wall; as green as the grass I mow each summer back home in NW Pennsylvania
Join the International Sun Shadows Project! - Pupils and teachers all over the world will join forces to measure the shadows of a 1m long stick.
Participation in the project is free and open to all! Teachers, students and scientists from around the world are encouraged to join in and make their own measurements and enter the data
What is a “Fuelie” you ask? The Fuelies are three women who are here at Palmer Station to clean out a large fuel tank. Wimps need not apply for this job; it’s hard work! I am not going out with the divers on the boat until later this afternoon, so I decided to stop by the fuel tank and check in with
Last night after dinner I went on a geology walk with Kelly Wilhelm, one of Dr. Bockheim’s graduate students, and some other folks from Palmer Station including Zenobia, a Construction Superintendent with Raytheon Polar Services; Emily, an Army Corps Veterinarian who is here as a food inspector; and
Humans are creative. They try to solve problems in original ways. For example, some scientists are thinking of ways to decrease the amount of greenhouse gases in the air. Other scientists are thinking of ways to limit the amount of sun that reaches Earth so that the Earth won’t get so warm. Like most ideas, there are pros (good
After a crash course in dive tending, I've become much more confident in my responsibilities as a tender. In the past two days, I've gone out on the water with the divers 3 times in the zodiac as they've been collecting specimens for their study. When Dr. Amsler and his team go diving, there are two
Textbooks say that carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas and can make earth's climate hotter. Try this lab to see if carbon dioxide gas can really act like a greenhouse.
Objectives
Students should be able to make a hypothesis, perform an experiment, analyze data and write a conclusion based on the evidence from their experiment.
Reflections from my PolarTREC Journey ### Where it all began While the actual 'Weddell Seal in the Ross Sea expedition' went from January 6 through February 20, my expedition started much earlier - a year earlier in fact - when I was selected for the PolarTREC program in January of 2011. One
Today I decided that my journal entry should present multiple perspectives. There are many people at Palmer Station and each one has a different and important role. My role is primarily to be a helper and an observer and you've already heard a lot from me. In addition to a description of my own day
Life at McMurdo - Part two Since we've tagged the last seal - 21 in all - I've had a 'wee bit of time' (that's what they say in New Zealand) to explore McMurdo. Join me on my tour. ### Housing My first day on the 'Ice', I met Autumn who works in 'housing'. Let's find out what she does at McMurdo
