The kittiwake season has ended. The last of the GPS units was collected today, tracks were recorded and the winter data loggers have been left attached to their legs. The devices will record the travels of these gulls as they flap their way through the frigid months of the northern winter. For the
You will remember that in my last journal I reported what we did for the first 24 hours at Cascade Lake. Before we left we made 2 more sediment cores and took water samples from 2 points where glacier melt water enters the lake and from the outflow point too. Scientists will use evidence from the
Students can learn about sea ice—what it is, how it is formed, why it's important, what it impacts, how scientists study it, and what people can do to help slow its melt.
Objective
Students will be able to identify various characteristics of sea ice, how animals and people depend on it, and what scientists learn by studying
We arrived by DeHaviland Beaver floatplane after a one-day delay in our plans. Rick, our pilot, helped off-load our gear and took off again immediately. We too advantage of the dry weather to set up our cook tent near the landing and then our 3 sleeping tents at sites as far down the beach from the
Several years ago, I had the good fortune to be hired on as an Instructor for a few summers, at the National Audubon Society's Ecology Camp on Hog Island near Bremen, Maine. We would bring students out on field excursions into tide pools, teach about coastal geology, dredge up some marine creatures
During the 2007 Bering Ecosystem study, population sampling was done for seals by boat and helicopter. By using raisin bread and your students’ imagination you can create your own sampling of the Arctic populations of seals in the comfort of your classroom. Not to mention, clean-up is a favorite among students with this activity that mixes math with
If you've been following along on our expedition through these journals, or the photo gallery, you may be wondering, "Who are these people?"In the Overview tab, you found out about me, the PolarTREC teacher, and Ross Powell and Julie Brigham-Grette, the researchers. But not about the REU students
The team working on Crested Auklets needed an extra hand today and asked if I'd be willing to help out. Of course, I jumped at the chance! Although Crested Auklets are fairly common breeders on St. Paul Island, the places on the island that I've been working have only offered somewhat distant views
I am a big fan of stop-motion animation, and wanted to try out a piece of software so I could have students use it for projects. SAM Animation is free (available on the web), simple to use, and uses your computer's web cam (or a USB web cam). I plan to offer it as an option for some student projects
One of the most fascinating things for me as a science teacher is the process of investigating the physical world - whether it is watching awesome birds and crazy bugs in Costa Rica, or the optics of camera lenses that allow me to take photos, or the complexity of carbon dioxide's interactions -
