Oct. 28, 2009--I remember when this day was seven months away, and it seemed like it was so far off in the future! Well, what HAPPENED?!?!? I leave tomorrow!!! And to be perfectly honest, I've been holding my breath-in a figurative way, of course. I have had MANY days in which I think about this
We tunneled nine meters into the glacier and then made a four by three meter room at the end of the tunnel and now we are ready to start sampling. Initially we thought that we would have to tunnel downwards at the end of tunnel to reach a sediment layer about a half meter under the tunnel, but we
Location: Lat: 71 16.503 N Long: 144 18.779 W Sunrise: 10:19 am Sunset: 4:25 pm ****Over the past week, several members of the science crew on board have been invited to have dinner with the captain. It is quite a honor to be invited to join the captain for dinner. Last week the
This activity is meant to help students authentically learn the scientific method through comparing and contrasting oral history (storytelling) as a way to pass along information and solve problems with the scientific method. It also helps connect the students' cultural identity with the curriculum.
Objective
Compare and contrast oral history traditions to the scientific method as a
I had my doubts on how good the food was going to be, but it has been surprisingly good. The only drawback is that all of the food is expired. The bulk food supplies in McMurdo get resupplied once a year by a huge ice breaker that comes into the sound. It takes a long time for the ship to get here
Just a quick update before I leave the states. Finally arrived in LA after a delay in Detroit. My seat mates, Jay and Mike from LI, were on their way to a 3 day Phish Festival in the desert. (Mike's mom thinks he's in Vermont at some glass blowing conference...shhh!) To say they were a little pumped
Location: Lat: 71 55.927 N Long: 143 40.160 W Sunrise: 10:18 am Sunset: 4:40 pm ****I spent the afternoon working with the ice team to help with the coring process. As usual we got all of gear on, including our survival suits. The suits are one complete water tight suit that goes
I'm sitting awaiting the arrival of my first flight so I can get on and start this great journey!! The last 24 hours have been difficult at best. I starting running a fever yesterday, so I promptly called my doctor and Raytheon. It seems I have an ear infection. Not the best timing for flying but
Students will use marshmallows to simulate toxins in the environment. Concentrations of these toxins will be modeled and calculated as they bioaccumulate up the food chain. Methylmercury and POPs are substances that bioaccumulate in the Arctic food chain. OASIS scientists studied these in Barrow, Alaska. (See Ocean Atmosphere Sea Ice and Snow (OASIS) Project at www.polartrec.com)
After several days of tunneling, we have definitely made some progress. After Day 1 we were 1.9 meters into the tunnel. After Day 2 we were 4.35 meters into the tunnel. After Day 3 we were 6 meters into the tunnel and currently we are at 8.5 meters. Now we are going to expand the end of the tunnel
