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See You as a Scientist! Research Adventures in the Transantarctic Mountains (TAMs)

Overview:

Students will use the TAMMNET project and accompanying PolarTREC resources to learn about seismology in the Antarctic, culminating in the creation of an annotated map using google maps.

Objective:

Students will understand the different ways mountain ranges are formed, and appreciate the questions unanswered about the Transantarctic Mountains. Students will also appreciate the ingenuity required for doing research in

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Antarctic
Less than a week
Middle School and Up
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Science in Antarctica

Overview

Learners from 6th – 12th grade will investigate different science projects in Antarctica through the PolarTREC and the USAP websites. They will then make a short PowerPoint (or similar) presentation to the rest of the class. Learners can work independently or in small groups.

Objective

Students will become familiar with the wide variety of science that occurs

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Antarctic
Less than a week
Middle School and Up
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  • Article (1)
  • (-) Lesson (2)

Region

  • Arctic (2)
  • (-) Antarctic (2)

Grade

  • Middle School and Up (2)

Related Members

  • Elke Bergholz (1)
  • Kirk Beckendorf (1)
  • (-) Lucy Coleman (1)
  • (-) Mindy Bell (1)

Expeditions

  • Antarctic Undersea ROV (1)
  • Tectonic History of the Transantarctic Mountains (1)

Completion Time

  • (-) Less than a week (2)

Topic

  • Life Science (5)
  • Archaeology and Anthropology (2)
  • Earth Science (2)
  • Polar Careers (2)
    • (-) General Polar Careers (2)
  • Environmental Studies (1)
  • Physical Science (1)
  • Polar Science (1)

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