Emily Davenport
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Western Washington University
Emily Davenport, a first year graduate student in the Environmental Science Department at Western Washington University, also participated in the research cruise to conduct her thesis research on benthic communities, nutrient cycling, and climate change. At the time, she was a participant in a program funded by the National Science Foundation that places graduate students around the country in middle school science classrooms to improve science education. Ms. Davenport worked with sixth grade students at Nooksack Valley Middle School in Everson, WA and utilized the PolarTREC Virtual Base Camp to interact with students while on the cruise.
Emily Davenport's Content
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August 14, 2008 Three months later |
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April 30, 2008 Nearing the end of our adventure |
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April 24, 2008 In search of the spring bloom and a visit to Zhemchug Canyon |
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April 20, 2008 Off the coast of St. Paul Island |
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April 12, 2008 A day in the life of a mud core... |
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April 11, 2008 Russian Waters |
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April 10, 2008 A guest journal for today's entry... |
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April 3, 2008 Finally, the ice! |
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March 30, 2008 The first station in the Bering Sea |
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March 26, 2008 Off to the great white north...again! |
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| Nature's Density Column | Lesson | 7 October 2011 |
Hey Kilee!!
I'm sorry I missed you on the IPY event, unfortunately only 2nd period could participate in the ones that were scheduled- bummer!!! Let me tell you, the connection was not that great...however the events are archived on this website and if you're interested in hearing...{read more}
Hi everyone!
Diatoms seem to be everywhere in our samples...{read more}
Hello!! The next IPY event will be THURSDAY, MAY 10TH at 11:30 PDT (10:30ADT)...so this should be right after lunch time for 2nd period.
...{read more}
These are great hypotheses...does anyone else have any other guesses as to what happened to the cups?
I will say a couple things:
1. The markers I used were permanent markers, so they did not wash away or smear.
2. They were sent down in an area where there was no ice...{read more}
Hi Kilee!!
It is pretty cold here, but you adapt pretty quickly- just this...{read more}
Hey there Joshua!
Thanks for stopping by and saying hello...did you check...{read more}
Hi Lollie-
Yes, there are plankton species that are only...{read more}
Yes! We will hopefully be able to chat more at the next one, however it won't showcase our group- The one after next Thursday will be more about what our group is doing (us benthic people). Hopefully at the next one and the one after our phone system will be working better as well- we had...{read more}
I should check my facts before I reply to your questions- there ARE actually sea lions here in the Bering Sea- Stellar Sea lions live around here. We have not seen any however, or at least I have not seen any. Sorry for the miscommunication of facts...however, there are lots of sea lions all...{read more}
Hi everyone!
To start off, my favorite animal I've...{read more}