Antarctica Revisited
Welcome Back Students and Teachers!
The 2014-15 school year has begun and I would like to extend an invitation to YOU to join me on a trip to Antarctica!
In 2012, I was selected to join a team of Researchers studying Weddell seals in the Ross Sea near McMurdo Station, Antarctica. It was an amazing once in a lifetime educational experience - but the good news is this adventure is not over! I will be returning to Antarctica - no wait, scratch that - WE will be returning to Antarctica in Nov./Dec. 2014. I personally invite you to join me on this return to the ‘ICE’ as we again focus our studies on Weddell seals.
There are a number of ways in which you can participate. Choose one or all of them, it’s up to you. Here are some of the challenges – all of which can be found at AntarcticaRevisited.com .
Postcards from the Pole challenge
The first challenge is what we’re calling ‘Postcards from the Pole’… or as close to the South Pole as our team will get, anyway.
To participate all you have to do is:
- Get a postcard
- Decorate it
- Return the addressed, stamped postcard(s) to me at the Pink Palace by or before September 10, 2014.
- I’ll take the postcards with me to Antarctica and mail them back to you (or to whomever the postcard was addressed) with the official Antarctica indicia/postmark!
Our goal is to send 10,000 postcards. So, here’s your opportunity to have a postcard sent not only to you but to a friend, a neighbor, a teacher or loved one and give them you own “Seal” of approval!
Help us reach our goal!
For more details about Postcards click here.
Fly a Flag challenge
Want to fly your class’ artwork on the ice? Participate in the Fly a Flag challenge! It’s simple:
- Purchase a flag at the Pink Palace Museum Store.
If you are from out of town, please arrange your purchase with me at alex.eilers [at] memphistn.gov. - Select a topic you would like for me to research. Topics can be found on the antarcticarevisited.com website.
- Draw or write the topic on the flag. Decorate it and don’t forget to sign it!
- Return your decorated flags to me (at the Pink Palace Museum) no later than September 10, 2014
- I will ‘Fly Your Flag’ on the ice and send it back to you.
- Watch for your Flag to appear in one of my expedition journals in November/December 2014
For more details about Fly a Flag click here.
Get Fit-Antarctica
My favorite!
With this challenge I ask you to Get Fit – your mind, your body or both – and travel ‘virtually’ with me to Antarctica. We’ve calculated the distance between the Pink Palace Museum and the lab at McMurdo Station – it’s a whopping 8,764 miles.
Now here’s the challenge! For every minute you ‘get fit’ through physical exercise or studying about science, you will travel a ‘virtual’ mile with me. After every 60 miles/minutes you unlock another waypoint and discover interesting tidbits about health, science, history and/or math.
You can log and track your progress http://www.antarcticarevisited.com. This challenge has officially begun and you can register any time throughout this school year. It only takes a minute to register and you can start logging your progress immediately!
For more details about Get Fit click here.
Thank you for joining us on this journey!
The Weddell seal team!
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