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Ute Kaden

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Occupation: Teacher
Organization: Hanna High School

Teacher Ute Kaden teaches physics at Homer Hanna High School and at the University of Texas in Brownsville, Texas. This was Ute’s second icebreaker voyage as she previously spent two months on the Healy icebreaker transiting the Arctic Ocean as a TREC teacher. Ute is determined to establish technology-rich and inquiry-based science lessons in the classroom and is dedicated to the design of distance education courses and multimedia for science. Ute is currently working on her PhD dissertation topic on the effects of technology-rich and inquiry based science education on attitudes of Hispanic students toward science and and/or engineering. Ute enjoys a variety of outdoor pursuits, digital photography and flying gliders.

Ute Kaden's Content

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Global Warming - big questions?!

 Hi Alejandro in the ESL lab,

The data we collect on this cruise will be added to the databases which...{read more}

January 21, 2007 - 6:15pm
Soccer rules

Thank you, play soccer and have fun. watch Michael.

U. Kaden

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January 21, 2007 - 5:43pm
Hi David

Thabnks for the nice response to the photos. more to come.

U.K.

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January 21, 2007 - 5:53pm
jordan, Jeseth and Liz - travel yes

Hi jordan, Jeseth and Liz ,

Yes to travel is a great learning experience.

I will tell you all about Antarctica and NZ as well. Unfortunately, a lot of young people in the US do not travel. I...{read more}

January 21, 2007 - 5:52pm
Sled dogs, igloos, science

Sled dogs have been banned from Antarctica due to the “concern that dogs might introduce disease and that they might break free and disturb or attack native wildlife” (British Antarctic...{read more}

January 21, 2007 - 5:32pm
Vielen Dank

Hallo in Deutschland,

Vielen Dank, dass ihr an mich denkt. Ja, wir habe die Pinguine gesehen und ich werde viele photos schicken. Liebe gruesse an Alle.

Alles Gute,

Euere Ute

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January 21, 2007 - 5:38pm
Hi Wendy and Mario,Thanks

Hi Wendy and Mario,

Thanks for thinking of me. I have beautiful photos for all of you.

See you,

U. Kaden

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January 21, 2007 - 5:40pm
Comment on the entries in the journals directly.

Thank you so much for the comment on Evas drawing. My students

produced some outstanding artwork related to Antarctica, IPY and the Oden trip. I will forward the compliments to Elva.

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January 16, 2007 - 5:53am
Hi Tina and educators in Germany

I am glad that you found my POLARTREC website. The trip to Antarctica was truly

marvelous and a great learning experience. I am glad...{read more}

January 14, 2007 - 4:34pm
Thanks Enrique

Hi Enrique,

Thankd for following the trip. Yes, a penguin colony smells... like all birds that do if they live close together. But it is very exciting to watch and study them. I will tell you all about it...{read more}

January 14, 2007 - 4:40pm

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