How Broadband Came to Bjorndalen
Svein Nordahl's cabin has no running water, but does have fast Internet. Christina Zander/The Wall Street Journal
I've been asked several times about internet…
Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus
Today I visited Dr. Wylie’s 9th grade biology classes at Mill Creek High School in Hoschton, Georgia. Thank you Dr. Wylie and Mill Creek students. You were great!…
Astronomy Night
I had a wonderful time as a guest teacher for an evening astronomy class at Georgia Gwinnett College. Thank you, Georgia Gwinnett for having me and giving me the opportunity to talk…
Spring Break
So it's the first day of Spring Break and what did I do? I had the pleasure of spending the day at Brooklyn Prospect Charter School and teaching Mrs. Brown's 9th grade Earth Science…
Meeting Up with Fellow PolarTREC Teachers
So far, one of the best things about PolarTREC has been meeting some amazing teachers. Each of us will be going our separate ways on our individual…
High Arctic Change, 2014 in Ny Alesund, Svalbard, Norway
To find out how you can be involved in High Arctic Change 2014, watch the video below. Thanks!
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The Adventure Begins!
Goodbye Fairbanks, Alaska
Fairbanks is an incredible place and I met some AMAZING people. Saying goodbye was hard. But, let's admit it, the real adventure begins next summer…
We LOVE Science!!
What is Permafrost?
Can you believe that in some places on Earth the ground stays perpetually frozen? If soil and sediment remain frozen for two or more years in a row it is…
Fun in Fairbanks!
It's Day 5 of the PolarTREC Orientation and Share Fair. They keep us very busy. It will take me awhile to digest all of the information once I get home. But everything is so…
Hot Water Snow
Why Do You Think This Happens?
And here it is. The long awaited video on hot water freezing into snow. Why do you think this happens with hot water and not cold? Again, you can…
Arctic Ground Squirrel Hibernation
Lots to Learn
Wow. I am learning so much at the PolarTREC Orientation and Share Fair. Much of it is about how to use the technology and load information to the…
Working Hard in Fairbanks
Learning to Journal and Document Science
It's Day 3 at the PolarTREC Orientation and Share Fair in Fairbanks, Alaska. What are we doing? Well, in addition to learning…