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
Impacts of a field experience on teaching high school science
Early in my teaching career, I learned that authenticity is essential in creating working relationships with my high school students. By showing them that I am a human being with experiences, ideas, dreams, and opinions, I’m able to connect in ways that invite their attention as I teach skills
ScienceNews article highlighting the work of Polar Gigantism in Antarctica expedition Principal Investigator Dr. H. Arthur Woods on sea spider physiology.
Teacher Anne Schoeffler talks about field work and study sites as part of the PolarTREC expedition “Climate Change and Pollinators in the Arctic” based out of Kangerlussuaq, Greenland.
Students Emily Guinan, Aislinn Lavoie, and Katrina Ybanez presented their experience as students of a teacher reearch experience (SoTREs) with Elizabeth Eubanks at the 2014 American Geophysical Union Ocean Sciences Meeting in Hawaii.
Student Emily Guinan presented on the impacts of her experience as a Student of a Teacher Research Experience (SoTRE) at the 2014 American Geophysical Union Ocean Sciences Meeting in Hawaii.