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Missy Holzer

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Expeditions: High Arctic Change 08
Occupation: Teacher
Organization: Chatham High School

Missy Holzer has been teaching for over 20 years and currently teaches Honors Earth System Science and A.P. Environmental Science at Chatham High School in Chatham, New Jersey. Ms. Holzer believes in using hands-on, minds-on, and data driven inquiry activities as a way to promote life-long learning in her students. She enjoys field research immensely and has assisted in data collection in places such as Nicaragua, Kenya, Ecuador, Jamaica, off the coast of Chile, and Oregon. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Planning and Design and Masters degrees in Secondary Science Education and in Physical Geography. In the classroom, Ms. Holzer uses her field experiences to develop units of study that inspire students to get out and explore their natural world. Outside the classroom she enjoys learning, traveling, running, hiking, kayaking, and spending time with her nephews.

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You made the news!
Ocean Dynamics Beaufort Sea July 15, 2008 - 12:33pm
Volcanic Activity
Bering Ecosystem Study 08 July 15, 2008 - 3:24am
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Great job and thanks!

Thank you! Laughing

This was such an unbelievable opportunity to be a participant in
fascinating and...{read more}

August 18, 2008 - 5:09am
animallife

Hi

Where we were there were polar bears, walruses, seals, reindeer, Arctic foxes, and other marine animals. To learn more about the mammals of Svalbard visit:

http://www.npolar.no/en/species/index....{read more}

August 18, 2008 - 5:13am
Core Transportation

Hi Marina,

The cores made it back to UNIS without any problems. We took the caps off them to let them dry some more while we were here. The next step was to put a small piece of plastic on top of the sediment in the core so that the top is preserved in transport. If there was an excess...{read more}

August 15, 2008 - 5:22am
Cool Idea!

Hi Kristin,

Thanks for your question.

What Leo is doing is a great idea! When he mentioned what he wanted to do and said how time consuming it was to use Photoshop, I mentioned Image J. I've used it quite a bit in the past for analysis, creating animations and movies, and have...{read more}

August 14, 2008 - 11:32pm
Core Transportation

Hi Marina,

Thank you for following along on our expedition! I would have responded earlier, but I was unsure about how we were going to preserve and ship the sediment cores too. This will be a 2 part response since we still need to get them back to the USA.

We dewatered the...{read more}

August 12, 2008 - 8:14am
Ice Coring

Hello,

Thanks for your question!

There are definitely challenges to doing field work where you are reliant on a number of factors in order for things to go smoothly. Fortunately, at this point coring is going well, but stay tuned for the rest of the coring story!

...{read more}

August 10, 2008 - 9:24pm
Human Life on the ice

HI Elizabeth,

Thanks for your question and for following our expedition!

There are a few controversial archeaological sites around our area where ownership is debated - Russian or Norwegian, but other than that, no structures have been seen up here by our team. Our focus is on the...{read more}

August 9, 2008 - 8:58pm
shelter

Hi Sam

Thanks for following along with us!

We have very comfortable accommodations at Isfjord Radio at Kapp Linne similar to staying at someone's home. The best part about staying here is having Jackie to cook our meals! There's nothing better than coming home to a delicious meal...{read more}

August 5, 2008 - 9:51pm
Hi Laura, Great question!

Hi Laura,

Great question! Coming from the mid-latitudes, it personally took me a bit of time to adjust to all the light. Initially I found myself working past midnight and not feeling fatigued while working. It really is bizarre to have the sun beaming through your window at midnight...{read more}

August 4, 2008 - 12:03am
Archaeology Tools in

Hello from the other side of the top of the Earth!

Looks like you are having a successful expedition & some funky weather! Our weather is expected to turn colder and wetter later this week.

During our expedition we have come across any artifacts of the past other than here at...{read more}

August 4, 2008 - 12:17am

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