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Follow the Polar Expedition! A Student Activity Booklet

Follow the Polar Expedition is a booklet designed for students to help them learn about the 2012 Chukchi Sea Offshort Monitoring in the Drilling Area (COMIDA) Hanna Shoal Ecosystem Study with PolarTREC teacher Deanna Wheeler. The expedition is August 5-25, 2012, aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter. The booklet has terms used on the ship as well as several activities

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Arctic
n/a
Elementary and Up
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Sea Ice Presentation and Companion Quiz

Overview

Students can learn about sea ice—what it is, how it is formed, why it's important, what it impacts, how scientists study it, and what people can do to help slow its melt.

Objective

Students will be able to identify various characteristics of sea ice, how animals and people depend on it, and what scientists learn by studying

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Arctic
About 1 period
Middle School and Up
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PolarTREC Teacher and Researcher at Work

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Students will take some time and look at the PolarTREC website journals, pictures, and forums to learn about a certain teacher, researcher, or polar science expedition that has already taken place or is currently taking place. Students will use the attached worksheet to think more deeply about a polar researcher's job and work.

Objective

Students will gain

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Arctic
About 1 period
Elementary and Up
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Grade

  • All Aged (1)
  • (-) Elementary and Up (2)
  • (-) Middle School and Up (1)

Related Members

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  • Catherine Campbell (1)
  • Katie Breen (1)
  • (-) Janet Warburton (2)
  • (-) Deanna Wheeler (1)

Expeditions

  • Ecosystem Study of the Chukchi Shoal (1)

Completion Time

  • More than a week (1)
  • (-) About 1 period (2)
  • (-) n/a (1)

Topic

  • Earth Science (1)
  • Environmental Studies (1)
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    • General Polar Careers (1)

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