Location: Lat: 71 21.718 N Long: 134 34.039 W Sunrise: 9:19 am Sunset: 5:57 pm ****Late into the night, there are people working aboard the Polar Sea. Thanks to a few individuals each night, the Polar Sea keeps steaming forward. To get a better understanding of what has to happen
Today I visited the heavy machine shop to visit with the mechanics and see what type of heavy machines they have here in McMurdo. Heavy machines are classified as any piece of machinery over 3000 lbs. In the heavy machine shop they have all the tools and materials needed to repair, fabricate, and
Today I visited the FEMC trade shop to see what type of jobs there are available here in the trades. FEMC stands for Facilities Engineering, Maintenance, and Construction and the shop houses all different types of trade workers. Their job is to make sure all of the buildings function here at McMurdo
Can you believe that we were in a Winter Storm Watch yesterday, and it's only the middle of October?!?!?! The county directly south, Tioga County, is in a Winter Storm Warning until Saturday afternoon and is expecting upwards of 5-7 inches on snow!!! The first snowfall always finds me very antsy and
Location:** Lat**: 70 38.064 N** Long**: 148 25.211 W Sunrise: 9:15 am Sunset: 6:02 pm ****Yesterday and today we have been anchored about 20 miles off the coast of Prudhoe Bay. We had some supplies to pick up (tomatoes, milk, fresh veggies and more cereal) as well as a Native American
Another busy weekend has come and gone, and even though it was a three day weekend, it sure didn't feel like it. I guess that's because I'm starting to feel the crunch of leaving in a little over two weeks. There's still so much to do! But, I did find a bit of time to enjoy this past Saturday by
Yesterday we found out that our scheduled helicopter flights for today were pushed back until Monday. At first I was really disappointed because I wanted to get out to the Dry Valleys and get to work, however, I took advantage of the extra day and I explored McMurdo Station and met some really
I decided to put together a "Year in Review" journal as it has been quite the ride! So many exciting things have happened, with my upcoming adventure topping the list. Now here's an all call to my students. Take out your reflective journals. After going through this entry, reflect on the following
This Live from IPY! event was conducted for Earth Science Week and featured presentations about climate change and polar research from Julie Brigham-Grette, Ross Powell, Tim Martin, and Louise Huffman. It is about 1 hour and 10 min. long.
In this lesson students research scientific field expeditions and learn what it is like working in the field. Students are able to ask questions of the research team as part of their project. Students then share what they have learned with their classmates.
Objective
1. Students understand what really goes on in the field during a scientific study.
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