Ask Theodore So, Theodore has been overwhelmed by the fabulous response and all the great questions that we've been getting. He and his team have been hard at work to find the answers. ##Question Theodore's first experiment comes from Mrs. D'Annecy's first grade class in Florida. They write:
I just had to share this amazing view from last night. I was so excited that I interrupted the Dive Team, and we all went outside. The nacreous clouds are just unbelievable this WinFly!
This PolarConnect Event was with teacher Michael League and a team of researchers in Antarctica. They are looking at adaptations of marine worms. The presentation focused on where they are, what they are doing, and what they found.
Sea Ice training Our FSTP instructor, Dan Mahon, did an incredible job of giving us a really great day out on the sea ice. I learned so much! Here's a little bit of what it was like to spend a day with Dan and the rest of the sea ice training group. ##Sea Ice Science Our day began with some sea
Sea Ice School So, we've been traveling around in our Pisten Bully on a frozen ocean. In most places the ice is six feet or more thick and that is very safe. However, as we start to explore dive sites farther away from McMurdo Station, we may be traveling to places that no one has been yet this
Lots of Diving We've been really busy exploring some new dive sites and that means lots of packing and hauling gear. We've been fortunate enough to get a lot of help from people here at McMurdo. It's been great getting to know some of the interesting folks who are currently calling McMurdo
Before leaving for the South Pole in late 2009, I received many suggestions for things to try down under. Liz Ratliff’s math classes suggested we try making ice cream! So, before I left, I had my students follow her recipe to make ice cream in our classroom in balmy California. After arriving at the pole, I was able
What time is it? It's time to eat! At least, that's what time it always seems to be for me here in Antarctica. Despite all the fabulous Extreme Cold Weather clothing we have and all the layers I wear for diving, it's seems that my body is constantly craving food. Why do you think that is? To
Density currents drive 3D movements within the world’s oceans that dwarf surface currents by volume. Density-driven movements due to temperature/salinity differences keep the world’s oceans well mixed & help to re-distribute heat from tropical areas towards polar areas. Resultant upwelling creates some of the world’s richest ocean ecosystems. Density movements known as turbidity currents are the world’s largest
Diving Continues Recently, we've been focusing on following the Capitella worms, from collection under the ice to sieving to storing them on the seawater table in the Aquarium. While we have been discussing worm collection in our journals, we have also been continuing field operations. I did
