As I mentioned in yesterday’s blog, the main purpose of study for the icefish is not what happens after the dissection, but the spawning that takes place before the dissection. On the last fishing trip from the Laurence M. Gould, the researchers brought back only 46 fish, but they have been
It was the largest specimen of this particular species of icefish that Dr. Thomas Desvignes, from the University of Oregon, has ever seen, and I was about to watch a complex dissection, where they harvest eight parts of the fish for further research. To many others and me, one of the most
This training webinar for teachers, given on 30 May 2018, gives details on how to plan and create a PolarConnect event as well as what to expect during the webinar.
When most people think of seals they usually think of the white baby fur seal, cute cuddly, big eyed baby fur seals. We do have fur seals here around Palmer Station, but they are a different variety and the babies have grown into juveniles by this time of year. We also have three other varieties of
PolarConnect Event with teacher Keith Smith and the Chemical Ecology of Shallow-water Marine Communities Research Team broadcasting live from Palmer Station, Antarctica.
In this activity, students will use IB-style data-based questions centered around graphs made from data collected about arctic ground squirrels by researchers at Toolik Field Station in northern Alaska. Activity levels of ground squirrels are analyzed in relation to solar radiation and ambient temperature. Students work individually or in pairs to answer the questions.
In this activity, students will use data collected about two male arctic ground squirrels by researchers at Toolik Field Station in northern Alaska. Each squirrel had a lightlogger to record light intensity (lux) and an implanted data logger to record internal body temperature (°C). Students work individually or in pairs to analyze the data sets and interpret the results
The PQ Test The Physical Qualifications form came in my email. It is perhaps the most stressful part of the whole program. Knowing I was one of the lucky individuals chosen to be a PolarTREC teacher, meeting a fantastic cohort of colleagues/ new friends, sharing with everyone you meet that you are
Would a Plocamium by any other name be as interesting to Sabrina Heiser… probably. The smile Sabrina has while talking about Plocamium cartilagineum tells you she is really, really interested in studying these red algae. She first became interested in Plocamium when she was looking at PhD programs
