I am home now and have had time to reflect and process my Arctic expedition. It has been an amazing adventure in the Arctic. I feel so fortunate to have been a part of such a fantastic science field experience and worked with amazing researchers from all over the country and the world. To reflect on some of what I learned is an art project that I executed with some of the researchers at Toolik Field Station.
Toolik Station Science Art
The Toolik Station science Art sign in front of the Arctic circle sign. Photo by DJ Kast
My Young Scientists Program (YSP) classrooms created flags that represented their level of polar science knowledge and these flags were documented every day throughout my Arctic research expedition. I wanted the researchers at Toolik to also do this! I requested that the researchers draw what represented their science so that when I go to schools and talk about my expedition I can show my students what types of research goes on up here.
Dr. Byron Crump drawing the microbial food web. Photo by DJ Kast
Jesse Krause drawing a tussock nest. Photo by DJ Kast
Molly Timm drawing the Toolik Logo of a loon on the poster. Photo by DJ Kast
Dr. Simone Meddle drawing a lovely bird on the poster. Photo by DJ Kast
Gina Lupo drawing diatoms on the poster. Photo by DJ Kast
Dr. Kim Bernard drawing her favorite copepods on the sign. Photo by DJ Kast
Greg Hill drawing an Arctic Grayling on the poster. Photo by DJ Kast
Michelle Parker drawing a gorgeous daphnia for her zooplankton science. Photo by DJ Kast
Kaity Howell draws mosquitoes all over the sign. Photo by DJ Kast
Johanne Albrigtsen drawing lousewarts for the sign. Photo by DJ Kast
The Science art in front of the Toolik Sign. Photo by DJ Kast
The finished product in the Arctic Tundra. Photo by DJ Kast
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