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Today, I was given an opportunity to visit with energetic, very smart, first-graders from Mrs. Watter's class at Meadow Elementary School in Lehi, Utah. What an adventure! Look at how closely these young scientists are paying attention. ##Fun Antarctic facts, most of which they already knew: - Is

Merry Christmas from Antarctica It is Christmas morning here in Antarctica, but right now, it is Christmas Eve back home. My family has just come home from church and they are all in the kitchen. There is a big spread of food on the island. There is "Christmas Cheese", smoked salmon, pepperoni

Servicing an Automatic Weather Station in Antarctica Yesterday and today we were able to fly out to two Automatic Weather Stations (AWS), named Nico and Henry. Neither had been serviced in a few years and both needed some attention.

##What do you do when

Meet the Scientist This is the fourth of five "Meet the Scientist" journal entries featuring the members of the intrepid Automatic Weather Station crew. Have you been wondering who is with me here in Antarctica? Have you wondered how these people became scientists and what kind of experience and

Flat White and Leafy Green! Today the weather is not suitable for flying. There is a 35 mile per hour wind and we have a condition called "Flat White". Everything looks the same flat white color and it is very hard to tell the difference between the sky and the ground and you can not see the

Some more questions from students! ###Click the Media tab for a continuation of the Station tour. ##What differences (other than the temperature) is there when comparing Antarctica to USA? Meghan O. 6th grade Meghan, EVERYTHING is different. The differences are too many to mention! There are

I had my PolarConnect event today! Lee Wellhouse and I were able to call in on a VOIP connection. Sadly we couldn't connect with a video feed because of some internet limitations. It was GREAT to connect with everyone and I'm totally flattered by how many people and classrooms (far and wide) were

Being at the South Pole Station is like being on a ship...on another planet. ###Here is a video (Click the 'Media' tab) of a glimpse of life inside the South Pole Station. This short video shows the bulldozer (just outside of my bedroom window) that woke me up at 3 AM last night. They run almost

Time Travel? ###Click the Media tab to see a short YouTube video of today's visit to the Ceremonial and Geographic South Poles! I was at the Geographic South Pole today! It is a simple pole in the snow with an interesting symbolic top, but it is an AWESOME spot on the Earth. The first thing I did