Learn more about the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere through these multidisciplinary hands-on activities focusing on art, observation, outdoor engineering, movement, and adventure. Resources can be used in formal and informal learning environments.
Objectives
* Learners will understand the astronomical phenomenon of solstice.
* Learners identify the differences in how solstice impacts their local, sub-arctic
The report is written by teacher participants upon return from their field expedition portion of the PolarTREC program. It summarizes the benefit of the expedition to the teacher, a description of activities, and a summary of how teachers plan to link this experience in classrooms and communities. This is a public document that will be posted in teacher portfolios and
News outlets shared news of Armando Caussade's deployment to South Pole with the IceCube project. This article was reported in three outlets.
Profesor boricua realizará investigación en la Antártida
http://www.primerahora.com/noticias/puerto-rico/nota/profesorboricuarealizarainvestigacionenlaantartida-1056362/
http://www.primerahora.com/noticias/puerto-rico/nota/profesorpuertorriquenorealizarainvestigacionenlaantartida-1056362/
Un profesor boricua investigará en la Antártida
http://www.indicepr.com/noticias/2014/12/30/nova/34173/un-profesor-boricua-investigara-en-la-antartida/
Armando Caussade's expedition to South Pole received a media blitz just before deployment . This article (or shorter version of) appeared in twelve different news outlets in the United States and Mexico.
News wires
Un profesor puertorriqueño investigará en la Antártida sobre los neutrinos
http://www.efe.com/efe/noticias/usa/puerto-rico/profesor-puertorriqueno-investigara-antartida-sobre-los-neutrinos/5/50034/2501289
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US / Mexico
Un profesor puertorriqueño investigará en la Antártida sobre los neutrinos
http://www.wveatv.com/2014/12/30/un-profesor-puertorriqueno-investigara-en-la-antartida-sobre-los-neutrinos/
In this activity, students diagram the flow of energy through the Earth's ecosystems. A lot of the concepts presented here are necessary in order to fully understand the greenhouse effect and global warming. This lesson is presented as an activity to do before embarking on a study of the greenhouse effect and global warming. Unlike water or carbon