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Learning Inside I’ve spent the past few days learning all about the requirements for being a PolarTREC teacher. I’ve got to write journals, manage all of the media files I generate (pictures, videos, and audio recordings), participate in web conferences with the public, and plan outreach

Listen to Baby It's Cold Outside. Go to Audio tab and click on audio link. PolarTREC educators learn how to dress for their Arctic and Antarctic expeditions. #Dressing for Success in the Polar Regions If there is one main piece of cold weather dressing advice for adventurers headed to the Arctic and

This journal is brought to you by: * Magda Fleming and her 2nd grade students at Jackson Elementary * Students at St. Philomena Junior High in Peoria, Illinois ## A Closer Look at … a Weddell Seal’s Teeth & Jaw Open wide! Let’s take a look inside the mouth of a Weddell Seal! No doubt, the first

Going back in time After crossing through the ice crystal room, a small interior room covered with hoar frost, ice that forms from an abundance of water vapor in the air, we enter the cold, dusty, tunnel of darkness. This tunnel is a treasure to anyone who enters. As you descend down the metal

We visited the Trans Alaska Pipeline, which was an interesting example of creative engineering and use of chemistry. The pipeline is 800 miles long, brings oil from Alaska’s North Slope to Valdez, AK and cost about $8 billion to build in just over 2 years. Building a pipeline both above and below

The night before I got left behind when a bunch of the other amazing teachers went out in search of the Aurora Borealis. But last night was finally my night to gaze upon the strange colors in the sky. I don't actually know much about these fascinating swashes of color, just that charged particles

We are all heading out to Chena Hot Springs Resort for the Ice Museum and to see the Aurora Borealis tonight. Even though I have already experienced all the different amenities of the resort, I am glad I get the opportunity to see the lights again. However, this trip will be even more special then

This journal is brought to you by: * Amy Bogdal and her 4th and 5th grade CLUE students at Shelby Oaks Elementary * Mrs. Gillespie and her 5th grade Sparks students at St. Ann Catholic School ## A Closer Look at … a Weddell Seal’s Fur & Molting ### Look at how beautiful this seal’s fur is! It’s

This is my first journal entry. 1. I'm seeing how I can format things. 2. I'm testing lists What does a link look like? Here is one to my blog http://cshynes.blogspot.com My video of Penguins in Cape Evans http://

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