Sarah Anderson
About
Expeditions:
SIMBA Antarctic Sea Ice
Occupation:
Teacher
Organization:
Boerne High School
Sarah Anderson teaches physics and aquatic science at Boerne High School in Boerne, Texas. She has twenty years of teaching experience including work as a classroom teacher, education specialist, and television instructor. In addition to her work in the classroom, Ms. Anderson conducts training for pre-service teachers and teaches a field-based aquatic science course for high school students during the summer. She has Bachelors and Masters degrees in Education and is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Science Education.
Sarah Anderson's Content
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October 31, 2007 Last day on the Palmer. |
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October 29, 2007 Frozen adventures of a different kind! |
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October 26, 2007 (Is)land ahead! |
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October 24, 2007 Au revoir Ice Station Belgica! |
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October 22, 2007 Last Days at Belgica. |
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October 20, 2007 A coffee catastrophe. |
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October 18, 2007 A Norther blows into camp |
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October 16, 2007 Seal Sleuthing |
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October 19, 2007 An iceberg of Titanic proportions. |
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October 14, 2007 Igloo 101. |
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| Frozen fish? Unique adaptations of Antarctic fish | Lesson | 24 February 2013 | |
| Boerne High teacher to join scientists on Antarctica excursion | Article | 28 January 2011 |
Hi Kayleigh! The weather on my trip varied quite a bit - we had everything from calm seas and sunny skies to hurricane-force winds and thick cloud cover. The temperatures ranged from 30 below zero to a few degrees above in Antarctica (Celsius temps). The gear we had made it quite comfortable to...{read more}
I'm no longer in Antarctica, but I'll send info to the email you provided.
Sarah Anderson
{read more}Hi Lollie - you are starting your adventure today! Good luck - you'll probably see this when you return in January.
I don't know the garbage total, but I'm sure it was a lot. While in port the garbage is loaded off the ship and taken away for disposal. During the cruise our garbage was...{read more}
Sorry it's taken me so long to answer these questions - been back home almost a month now and am still recovering!
Devon - Drake's passage is the body of water between the tip of South American and Antarctica. It is so bumpy because winds and currents are very strong in the area due to...{read more}
Hi Liverpool! Thanks for participating in the Webinar, it was really a thrill for all of us to hear from you and your great students. The scientists on board really have a heart for education.
Reception back home...my district actually presented this opportunity to all the science...{read more}
Here are some more answers to your questions...I think I have answered them all, but if not, please let me know. Also, Hawaii sounds like a pretty adventure-filled place to me...what are some exciting things in your world?
Has anyone ever taken Arctic species and put them in the...{read more}
Hi Larry - so nice to hear you! I'm sure Neva and Martin have enjoyed a bit of peace and quiet on River Ridge in my absence!
I don't know whether it's worse to be an Aggie or a Cornhusker these days! Thanks for the score...quite an accomplishment for the boys in maroon. Somehow the...{read more}
It has been fun answering your students' questions, I still have a few more to go I'm working on during a stolen moment of free time today! They are welcome to send more if they have thought of anything else they are interested in...
Seal questions...this is the best info about the...{read more}
Hi Kirk - hope your upcoming adventure will be as interesting as mine...good luck finding a sub...I'd love to help out, but I'm hoping my job is still available when I return!!
We're pretty far from the mainland...a quick latitude calculation yields in the neighborhood of 200 miles....{read more}
You sent such interesting questions...here are some more answers...
How do the rescue boats(that you use when you would have to abandon ship) stay floating when you are in the big waves?
The boats are enclosed, they look like a bit like an elongated top or perhaps a cork,...{read more}