Simone Welch
About
Expeditions:
Spring Plankton and Changing Ice Cover
Occupation:
Teacher
Organization:
Oyster Bilingual ES
Simone Welch can't imagine living life without science. Growing up with a father who was a coral reef ecologist, she has traveled to many islands and coasts while he conducted his research. After graduating from George Washington University with a bachelor’s degree in journalism, Ms. Welch worked in journalism for National Public Radio and National Geographic. After returning to school for a master’s degree in education, Ms. Welch taught for the Peace Corps in West Africa before becoming an elementary school science teacher at Oyster Bilingual Elementary in Washington, D.C. She hopes that her students leave her classroom each day with science not only in their heads but on their clothes and hands too! Ms. Welch is an amateur photographer, and her other personal interests include snowboarding, rock climbing, yoga, and most of all, traveling. She hopes to someday become a limnologist, but to never stop teaching.
Simone Welch's Content
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| Puffin Patrol | Lesson | 22 February 2013 | |
| Swan Savvy | Lesson | 22 February 2013 | |
| Plankton Parents | Lesson | 21 February 2013 | |
| Plankton Parade | Lesson | 6 November 2011 | |
| Fortunately, She Thinks Ice Is Nice | Article | 28 January 2011 |
PS That was me!
{read more}Pictures, pictures and boots! Showing the kids lots of pictures helped them to envision the unimaginable. I brought what gear I still had for them to try on too. They loved that. Among the most powerful bits of feedback I have gotten was a parent that came and thanked me for instilling in...{read more}
Hi Gary! Sorry it took so long to write back! The last few days of the trip were a total whirlwind of activities and excitement! I have only been home a couple days now and haven't even seen my classes yet. Some of my students emailed me on the page but many of them wrote to me through my...{read more}
Hi again Maggie- Sorry for the delay! You know how the end of the trip can be a whirlwind! The krill question is a complex one. Rodger and Rachel are trying to establish an index for how much lipoprotein indicates a certain age. Because it is a waste product that builds up as organisms age,...{read more}
Hi Janet! I can't believe that I have been gone for the entire spring! When I left, there were barely any leaves on the trees and now it is an explosion of green, green and pollen! I have been hiking and kayaking and enjoying life without a survival suit. I will admit that reentry has been a...{read more}
Oops! Not Friday, tomorrow! The days of the week don't really mean anything out here so it's easy to get confused. Talk to you even sooner!
{read more}Hi Majersiks-
I am so happy to hear from you again! I'm glad that you liked the videos- don't I look silly? :) There's not an official cameraperson for me. I just give my camera to anyone standing by and say, "Here, videotape this please." There is an offical photographer for...{read more}
Yay bees! Bees wouldn't do so well up here as all we have seen for the past 4 weeks is water or ice! Land? Oh, yeah that stuff with grass and trees? Oh, but a faint memory!
Luckily, I am done with the seasickness meds. I have only had 2 days of the spins but that is subject to change...{read more}
Hola Lollie! Thanks for asking about the seasickness. Luckily, I only felt sick for one day so I am back in action now.
Answers:
Daylight, lots of it. The Sun still rises fairly late- sometime between 6 and 7. It stays light extremely late though- at midnight last night there...{read more}
Hi Mrs. P and class! I still have some people finding answers to some of your questions but this is what I have so far... The Corpsman or "Doc" has a good sized clinic on board called the "sick bay". If this facility were not enough to handle a big emergency, he can also use...{read more}