We had the great opportunity to visit the past by entering Scott's Hut. The british explorer Scott had the hut built for his expedition in which he was attempting to be the first person the reach the South Pole. The plaque says: This hut is an historic monument and preserved in accordance with the
Second day in the frozen paradise. As unbelievable as this can sound, no one on the cave snored, so I slept amazingly well. We ate breakfast and had, guess what? another briefing. I feel like Obama, who needs to be briefed constantly. I attempted to send a package from the postal office to my family
We arrived in McMurdo Station, Antarctica. woohooo!! The ride on the cargo plane was extremely nice, even nicer than the commercial flights because we had a lot of room to roam around. The plane landed so softly on the ice that it seemed stopping on Antarctica was still a dream, but oh no! it was as
It was great to be able to go up into the pilots' cabin. It reminded me of a time in which we could do this in any commercial plane. I had been thinking about this moment since I read on the New York Times back on September (Polar Sidekicks Earn a Spot on the Map, published September 28, 2010) that
Big day today!! We are flying to Antarctica, if the weather allows us, that is. Lots of excitement for everybody around here. I am writing this blog comfortable seating on a C-17 plane en route to Antarctica. I just came down from the pilots cabin. That was just awesome!! But I should not get too
Where was I? Oh, yes, the ECW equipment. We went to the Clothing Distribution Center (CDC) of the US Antarctic Program close to the airport. The goal was to get our Extreme Cold Weather gear to be used in Antarctica. The process is fairly simple, once you have done it once, but quite confusing for
The Solar Oven Science activity was developed as a way to target conservation of energy. Some students understand that he sun can be used for heating and cooking but they mistakenly think that this can only work in deserts. Because of conservation of energy solar cooking and heating can work in temperate and even arctic environments. The linked
This activity is a way to create a cloud chamber in the classroom. A cloud chamber allows students to view "invisible" alpha particles emitted through nuclear decay. Alpha particles have a long history in nuclear physics--they are a helium nucleus and their emission during nuclear decay was one of the first ways we knew that atomic nuclei could
I have been enjoying creating this blog. The organization of my thoughts of the day's adventures and the preparation of the videos and pictures to be posted help me organize the prized memories that I came searching for. I you know some education jargon you will understand the following statement
Today we went to get our Extreme Cold Weather gear at the Clothing Distribution Center (CDC), but before I tell you all about getting our parkas, boots and more, let me tell you how the previous night ended… A call was made for all in the science team to meet at a restaurant last night. It was a
