Svein Nordahl's cabin has no running water, but does have fast Internet.
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…
Svalbard reindeer, the smallest subspecies of reindeer
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!…
Talking about Europa with students at Georgia Gwinnett College
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…
Why will the sun never set in Svalbard?  Looking at Earth-Sun geometry.
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…
A Sheephead Wrasse at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
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
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! .be
Polar Bear
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…
Moose
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…
Peggy McNeal and Dr. Julie Brigham-Grette
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…
Musk Ox
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
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…
Ice sculpture
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…