Students will understand what bacteria look like with a model they create. They will also learn vocabulary associated with bacteria.
Game incorporating polar bear eating habits.
Students learn about polar bears.
Have access to either a basketball court or an outdoor area that students can run in.
Students read about polar regions and create models of shelter adaptations for the cold frigid climate.
Students will be able to understand one of the adaptations of living in cold environments.
Describe what blubber is and how it works.
Students learn about what type of polar animals live in the Arctic.
Students understand the relationships between various trophic levels within the Arctic tundra.
Prepare a picture sign for each of the organisms in the food web.
The team deploys a plankton trawl and other scientific equipment. Dr. Carin Ashjian, Dr. Robert Campbell, Dr. Steve Okkonen, Phil Alatalo.
Expedition research team retrives oceanographic mooring and instruments after a year in East Barrow Canyon.
A typical day for oceanographers aboard the research vessel Ukpik as it collects data and samples across transect #6 in the Beaufort Sea region.