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.
Oftentimes called “ghost particles,” neutrinos can travel through nearly everything (the sun, the earth, you!) undetected. Because they are nearly massless, gravitational fields do not affect neutrinos; Similarly, because they are chargeless, electric and magnetic fields do not con affect neutrinos. This lack of interaction is advantageous for IceCube researchers – when they detect a neutrino, it is a
In this lesson, students will be introduced to the Standard Model, learning key vocabulary such as Fermions, Hadrons, Mesons, Baryons, Quarks, Leptons, particles, and anti-particles. In particular, students will come to understand what a neutrino is and why it is such a unique particle. This understanding connects to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory’s search for neutrinos in an effort to
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.