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I am thrilled with the participation in the Antarctica R.A.W. challenge!!! But, in case you are not familiar – check out this journal ## This month’s topic is twofold! OK, truth be told – since there are so

Underwater with Dr. Stacy Kim Yesterday, I mentioned that we have been doing a lot of diving over the last week. Many of those dives have focused on helping Dr. Stacy Kim and her work. Stacy has been part of a long term project, looking at how benthic (bottom) communities are different around

More Great Diving As we approach the dates for the departures of some of our team members, we have been packing in some really good and productive dives. Dr. Marsh will be leaving us in a few days and while we are really sad to see him depart the ice, we know that he and his family are excited to

We have started a club at O.Henry middle school that is devoted to all things polar! The purpose of the Polar Club is to learn more about Antarctica and get the word out to other students on campus about polar science and my upcoming trip. Every week we read [Mr. League's journals](http://www

Update from Ms. W. One member of Theodore's team that has been hard at work recently is Ms. W. Ms. W. called her home school today, Nash Primary School, in Weymouth, Massachusetts. It was a great opportunity to share some of the major events that have happened here in Antarctica related to three

What are organisms adapting to? A question we've been receiving from students is: "Okay I get the idea of adaptations, but why do adaptations occur?" This is a great question and a major component of Dr. Marsh, Stephanie, and Annamarie's work. Let's take a look at some of the factors that might

This is my house... I have been telling you that it has been an active year for Weddell seals. Well, today took the cake. As we pulled up to our dive hut, I noticed that there was something lumpy and gray inside where there should have been blank floor. When I opened the door, I found this

THE Much Anticipated Pre-Field Call For every PolarTREC teacher, the Pre-Field call is one of the most anticipated events prior to the research expedition. I was excited when I received my ARCUS computer and again when I received my camera for the expedition...but nothing compares to getting to sit

What has everyone else been doing at McMurdo? Okay, so I hope that you have seen that conducting science at McMurdo is a very busy endeavor. We put in full days and full weeks between drilling holes, diving, collecting, sieving, counting, culturing, and lab work. However, this represents the work