Video created by PolarTREC teacher Kate Miller on her experience working with researcher Dr. Jim Madsen and other teachers with the Upward Bound Program in July 2017 in Rivers Falls, Wisconsin.
Over 100 students, teachers, and interested members of the community came out for Antarctica Community Night at Washington-Lee High School. It started with a 20-minute presentation by Kate discussing neutrinos, IceCube, and life at the South Pole. Younger attendees could color an Antarctica-themed coloring book, drawn by students Douglas Aparicio and Erin Ingram. This was followed by 4 stations -
Arlington Public Schools puts together the event "Dream, Explore, Create your own path" so that local families can explore available career options. Kate, along with colleague Laurie Sulliven, represented the career of a science educator, featuring her PolarTREC expedition as one of the out-of-the-classroom opportunities available to science teachers. Over 400 people attended of all ages.
Arlington Public Schools' Green Scene production teams visits Kate's IB Physics class as students are learning about the fundamental particles of matter. This 5-minute video captures a clear connection between the required physics content and the IceCube Neutrino Observatory 2016 Expedition.
WJLA-TV (Channel 7) covers the ongoing rescue mission of two people from the South Pole. Reporters come to my classroom to interview Kate Miller about her upcoming expedition to the South Pole.
WJLA - TV (Channel 7) reports on Kate Miller's upcoming Antarctic expedition. Included is classroom footage, interviews with students, and a brief overview of IceCube.
Craig Kasemodel is joining researcher Lee Cooper aboard the USCGC Healy in the Bering Sea. This live event highlights some of the research and activities taking place on board the ship. There were about 11 parties who joined the event, and there were about 60 students.