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Arctic Connection - Seasonal Migration Edition

Overview


Learn more about seasonal migrations of species around the world. These multidisciplinary hands-on activities focusing on art, observation, movement, and adventure. Resources can be used in formal and informal learning environments. All activities are designed to be possible as at-home/distanced activities.

Objectives


* Learners will understand the diverse forms of seasonal migration of animals.
* Learners will make connections

Resource Details
Informal Education Product
Arctic Antarctic
n/a
All Aged
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Hielo Pequeño: Pedazos de la Antártida serie de videos

Descripción General


La educadora informal de PolarTREC, Jocelyn Argueta, viajó al Polo Sur en 2019 con el Observatorio IceCube Neutrino y la Expedición Askaryan Radio Array. Creó una serie de YouTube Hielo Pequeño: Pedazos de la Antártida para explicar el viaje, la ciencia y la vida en el Polo Sur, tanto en inglés como en español. En esta serie

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Informal Education Product
Antarctic
Less than 1 period
All Aged
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Arctic Connection - June Solstice Edition

Overview


Learn more about the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere through these multidisciplinary hands-on activities focusing on art, observation, outdoor engineering, movement, and adventure. Resources can be used in formal and informal learning environments.

Objectives


* Learners will understand the astronomical phenomenon of solstice.
* Learners identify the differences in how solstice impacts their local, sub-arctic

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Informal Education Product
Arctic
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All Aged
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Shaler Area Teacher Preparing for Six Weeks in Antarctica

This is an article from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review/TribLive about Mike Penn and his upcoming expedition to Antarctica.

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Article
Antarctic
Less than 1 period
All Aged
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Shaler Elementary Teacher Is Going To The End Of The Earth For His Students

This is a radio interview with WESA (Pittsburgh Public Radio) on "The Confluence" with PolarTREC teacher Mike Penn and Kevin Gavin. Penn's interview starts at approximately 18:05.

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Audio
Antarctic
Less than 1 period
All Aged
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Arctic Ground Squirrel Activity Data-Based Question

Overview

In this activity, students will use IB-style data-based questions centered around graphs made from data collected about arctic ground squirrels by researchers at Toolik Field Station in northern Alaska. Activity levels of ground squirrels are analyzed in relation to solar radiation and ambient temperature. Students work individually or in pairs to answer the questions.

Objectives

  • Students will practice
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Arctic
Less than 1 period
High school and Up
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Ice From the Ocean vs Ice From the Sky – Can You Tell the Difference?

Ice that forms in the polar oceans is an important driver behind the global climate. This ice is physically different from frozen precipitation in a number of different ways. In this brief inquiry activity, students make qualitative observations about two types of ice cubes and deduce ice composition based on their observations. This activity may serve as an introduction to

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Arctic
Less than 1 period
All Aged
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DIY Microbe!

Overview: Bacteria Modeling

Objectives


Students will understand what bacteria look like with a model they create. They will also learn vocabulary associated with bacteria.

Lesson Preparation

  1. KWL of a Microbiologist: knows (K), wants to know (W), and has learned (L)
  2. Read book "What are Bacteria, Viruses, and Fungi?" by Tripti Nainwal Pages 2 & 3
    3
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Arctic
Less than 1 period
Elementary and Up
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Dwyer to discuss Polar Gigantism in Antarctic Sea Spiders

Local news article promoting an upcoming talk to the SeaDoc Society with teacher Timothy Dwyer.

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Antarctic
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URI researchers head to Antarctica on six-week trip

Newspaper article related to outreach at the Mystic Aquarium Women in Science Day. URI researchers and PolarTREC teacher Cara Pekarcik were interviewed about their upcoming research trip to Antarctica.

Cara at Mystic Aquarium Women in Science Day talking to a student.
Cara at Mystic Aquarium Women in Science Day talking to a student.

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Antarctic
n/a
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