Most everyone knows that the Arctic is located at the top of the planet and home to the north pole. But did you know the average winter temperature is minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit, and during summer, the temperature can climb to plus 50 degrees? That the Arctic is the only place polar bears live? And the Titanic struck an iceberg
Windows to the universe is brought to you by the National Earth Science Teachers Association. Tabs specific to the Arctic Ocean and Oceanography are available from this main page. Information can be found in Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced levels, as well as in English or Spanish language.
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This one hour PolarConnect event is Nell Kemp and Bruce Taterka at Toolik field station studying wolf spiders and tundra/microbial interactions, respectively.
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.
This one hour webinar event with PolarTREC teacher Carol Scott takes place at Kevo Research Station in Northern Finland. Carol and her researcher Kim Miller discuss arctic wetland dynamics.
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.
This 1.5 hour webinar is a culminating event for the 2012-13/cohort 6 PolarTREC teachers and researchers. Participants commented on the impact of their expedition on their teaching and research practices.
This one hour webinar is for the 2013-14 PolarTREC teachers that are headed to the Arctic during the 2013 field season. The webinar addresses questions about logistics and participants share ideas on education and outreach plans.
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