Spanish Article Title: Puertorriqueño visitará el Polo Sur para investigación científica con PolarTREC
English Article Title: Puerto Rican educator will visit the South Pole for scientific research with PolarTREC
An online news story about teacher Armando Caussade heading to the South Pole as part of the IceCube project. This resource is in both Spanish and English.
Spanish Article Title: Puertorriqueño formará parte de misión científica al Polo Sur
A news story about PolarTREC teacher Armando Caussade traveling to the South Pole as part of the IceCube project in December 2014. This resource is in Spanish.
IceCube announced that Armando Caussade, a STEM educator from Puerto Rico, will travel to the South Pole, Antarctica, during the 2014–2015 polar season to support maintenance work on the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. An experienced communicator inside and outside the classroom, Caussade is passionate about science and, in particular, astronomy.
This 1 hour webinar conducted by PolarTREC teacher Glenn Clark studying the Totten Glacier System in Antarctica. Glenn focuses on the shipboard science activities to understand the marine ecosystem and glacier systems of east Antarctica.
The Joint Antarctic School Expedition (JASE) offered a webinar presentation showcasing the student expedition that was headed to Antarctica but came across various adventures in science along the way.
This 1 hour webinar is for the teachers and researchers of the 2014-2015 field season. Each team introduces themselves and the science projects in addition to a summary of the PolarTREC program.
This PowerPoint presentation could be used as part of an introductory or supplementary unit on Antarctica. The presentation includes stunning visuals and general facts about Antarctica.
Jeanine Gelhaus <gelhaje [at] medford.k12.wi.us> Capstone Project Fall 2013. Integrated Life and Earth Sciences in the Polar Regions.
Through investigation, you will determine which solution has the highest density.
Objective
To determine, through experimentation, which of a variety of solutions has the highest density.
Preparation
Background: The waters of the ocean are constantly moving in many different ways. The surface of the ocean rises and falls in rhythm. These movements, in the form of