This investigation allows students to explore the geography of Antarctica and become an active member of the citizen science project, PenguinWatch.
Objectives
Students will:
* Examine maps of the World, South Polar Regions and Antarctica and interpret geographic location influence on climates
* Develop map skills by learning how to use longitude and latitude coordinates to locate 6 research
Educator Allyson Woodard and the Permafrost & Community Team discuss permafrost and how members of the community of Telida are helping to collect data to study the science of permafrost in their Alaskan village. This presentation was broadcast live from the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) in Portland, Oregon on 28 March 2019.
PolarTREC has been an incredible experience for me, both professionally and personally. The expedition and experience have shifted the way I teach about science in the field and how I approach this with the students. It has also reiterated the fact that I am educating my students to think critically and ask testable questions. This experience
I have been home for almost two weeks. Here are videos I have put together from footage while on the expedition. Our first attempt to get from New Zealand to Antarctica got "Boomeranged". Check out this video to learn from New Zealand Air Force Officer Ryan George what it means to be "Boomeranged
You have already met Tasha from one of my February 9th journal entries of "Meet The Scientist". In this video, Tasha pauses for a minute to explain to us how the stoichoimetry works. This location is at the F6 Site near Lake Fryxell. She went back a week later to test the CO2 coming out of the soil
Location: Home (Pleasant Grove, Utah) ##Weather: "Nice". Upper 50's. ##Menu: Freshies (fresh fruits and veggies) I have been home for a few days. Things are going well. It has been fun to see friends. I liked the grocery store. It smelled so good to stand in the produce section. I like grass (even
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah. USA. ##Weather: I was greeted by another one of Utah's snow storms. ##Menu: Home cooking. My Antarctic expedition began in December. I have been away from family, friends, and my students for almost seven weeks. I have enjoyed every experience of every day of my
Location McMurdo Station, Antarctica and Christchurch, New Zealand. Here are a few pictures from my McMurdo home: ##Weather Ross Ice Shelf which is where the Phoenix Runway is located: Temperatures in the teens. Mostly cloudy. 15mph winds. Christchurch: 65 degrees. Calm winds. Partly cloudy. With
Weather ##Menu ##Flight Status If all goes as planned, we will board our C-17 tomorrow and head to New Zealand. It's been a wonderful (almost) two months down here, but the time has come to move on to other things at home. Stay tuned for the flight update. ##Here is episode 5 of "Meet The
