This is going to be the first of hopefully four journals that will show easy experiments that can be done in the classroom or in the field. Each journal will have student handouts, video, and pictures. Feel free to watch the video and see us do the experiment or try to repeat the experiment at home
This series of three labs challenges students to think about the role of plankton in different ecosystems and waterways in the world. By modeling the research methods of scientists on the Healy icebreaker, students can conduct a small-scale change study to examine reproductive behavior of an isolated type of local plankton.
Location: Lat: 72 20.033 N Long: 145 59.64 W Sunrise: 10:08 am Sunset: 5:00 pm Today we officially have one week left on board the Polar Sea - we disembark on Sunday, November 1st and then I make the trek back home to the San Francisco Bay Area. I am both excited to return home
Location: Lat: 72 04.433 N Long: 146 45.330 W Sunrise: 9:52 am Sunset: 5:01 pm ****The winds were relentless again today. Not quite as bad as yesterday, but still much too strong to fly. The forecast for tomorrow is that the winds will die down. However, I used the time today to
One of the things I am most looking forward to on my trip to Antarctica is communicating with students, my own and other classrooms across the country. To encourage this, I have been soliciting ideas for experiments to try while I am down there, so I can report results back to curious students
Students will discover how a simple action such as turning on a television will lead to toxins in our food supply. Many of these toxins concentrate in the Arctic because of long-range transport of pollutants in the atmosphere. Scientists in the OASIS project (http://www.polartrec.com/ocean-atmosphere-sea-ice-and-snowpack-interactions) study these pollutants in the Arctic. Students will learn about actions that they can take to
I, Elizabeth Eubanks PolarTREC teacher 2008 – Arctic Tundra Dynamics created this lesson to introduce my students to utilizing technology to document and share what they know, want to know and have learned about polar studies and environments.
Objective
The objective of this lesson is for students to utilize recording devices (audio with or without video) and
Selected areas in Antarctica are considered to be ASMA's (Antarctic Specially Managed Areas). The Dry Valleys are one of these areas so we are bound by law to follow specific procedures while we are camping and working here. One huge thing is that we can't leave any waste here. Everything we bring
Earlier today, I was alerted to the arrival of a package on my front porch by the tremendously loud "woof-woof" of my pooch, Lucy. When I opened the door, a UPS deliveryman carrying a huge orange duffel bag greeted me. After coaxing Lucy away from the petting she was receiving and thanking him for
Location: Lat: 72 02.549 N Long: 147 09.039 W Sunrise: 9:45 am Sunset: 5:06 pm ****Just like yesterday, today we were grounded from flying thanks to the 40 mph winds we have been experiencing. The boat and the ice were drifting at a speed of about 1 knot as a result of the winds
