This is a one hour webinar hosted by PolarTREC teacher Andre Wille at Toolik Field Station, Alaska. The work presented is part of the Arctic Ground Squirrel Study 2014.
This lesson was written for a Photography I course, to be taught in a lab with access to either a darkroom or computers/printers. The class has already spent ample time getting used to the basics of photography, learning to use their cameras as a creative tool, just as a painter might use a brush. This lesson could easily
The Center for Microbial Oceanography offers resources on education and outreach for K-12 teachers, undergraduates, grads & post-docs and related links. This is a great tool for lesson planning. In addition to outreach ideas, C-MORE offers kits for review and request.
Bowhead Whale. North Slope Borough: Department of Wildlife Management provides scientific studies and research on bowhead whale population, behavior, anatomy, physiology, and local traditional knowledge.
It's All About Repetition!
In this lesson, we will learn what repeat photography is, and discuss how it can be used in scientific analysis.
Introduction
What is repeat photography? It is the taking of photographs from the same location, over time, to document changes. This tool has become extremely useful in science, as a qualitative way to
This PowerPoint presentation in Italian about polar antifreeze proteins was submitted as a capstone project by Laura Beltrami, a participant in the Cyber-based Interdisciplinary Science Education (C-ISE) Learning Course. This stand-alone presentation can be used to complement a Life Science lesson.
Students will measure and analyze features of two different species of trees by using their cross-sections (cookies). Further analyses will allow students to graph their results and apply the knowledge gained to an understanding of tree growth, health and diversity.
Objectives
Students will use and understand the following terms: radius, diameter, circumference and area of a circle.
In this lesson, students will play a fun board game that teaches about the sources and types of some air pollutants, and how they affect the health of both people and the environment. Students will learn that not all pollutants are greenhouse gases. This game can be a lead-in for a discussion about climate change and what people can
This audio recording of bowhead whale calls was featured in a presentation by Stephen Okkonen at the 2012 Arctic Ocean Ecosystem Workshop in Barrow, Alaska.