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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
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Elementary and Up
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Animal Monitoring Introduction

Overview

Students will conduct quantitative and qualitative observations on living organisms. By recording careful measurements, making and testing various hypotheses, on super mealworms, students will gain some understanding of how wildlife researchers conduct their studies.

Objective

  • Students learn to take measurements on living organisms and use those measurements to consider the health of the organisms.
  • Students
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Arctic
About 1 period
Elementary and Up
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PolarTREC Teacher and Researcher at Work

Overview

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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Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears

Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears is an online magazine created to assist elementary school educators teach lessons about the polar regions. From the website: This blog is focused on helping elementary teachers become more knowledgeable about the polar regions and providing best practices on how to integrate polar concepts into their teaching. Ideas for connecting science and literacy through literature

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Arctic
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Elementary and Up
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Little Auk Survival Challenge

Overview

Dividing the class into Little auks and predators, students complete survival game for several seasons. After tallying up total volume of food collected, survival rates of the chicks can be graphed and analyzed.

Objective

Students will be able to experience the hazards that Little auks must avoid in order to survive. Students will understand the value of

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Arctic
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  • Greenland Seabird Ecology (2)
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