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Why Do Giant Antarctic Sea Spiders Care About Ratios?

This lesson focuses on the diffusion of gas molecules across the cuticle membrane of sea spider legs and the role body size plays in the ability of sea spiders to uptake gases. Students construct model sea spider legs of varying diameters and use them to investigate the relationship between surface area-to-volume ratios and diffusion.

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Molecules are in constant motion

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Antarctic
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Ice From the Ocean vs Ice From the Sky – Can You Tell the Difference?

Ice that forms in the polar oceans is an important driver behind the global climate. This ice is physically different from frozen precipitation in a number of different ways. In this brief inquiry activity, students make qualitative observations about two types of ice cubes and deduce ice composition based on their observations. This activity may serve as an introduction to

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Arctic
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Teacher Spotlight: Cara Pekarcik, 2018 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year

Teacher Spotlight on Cara Pekarcik, 2018 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year in the publication Museum Institute for Teaching Science.

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STEM Experience Report - Timothy Dwyer

Impacts of a field experience on teaching high school science


Early in my teaching career, I learned that authenticity is essential in creating working relationships with my high school students. By showing them that I am a human being with experiences, ideas, dreams, and opinions, I’m able to connect in ways that invite their attention as I teach skills

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STEM Experience Report - Cara Pekarcik

The Importance of Teacher/Researcher Collaboration

It can be a humbling experience to admit that something isn’t easy, or that you don’t understand a topic or concept. It is harder still when you are surrounded by knowledgeable individuals and expected to explain their research in an accurate manner. While humbling, it is educational. Through learning about concepts such as trace metal

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Chlorophyll Conundrum: Can factors affect chlorophyll levels in plankton samples?

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This lesson incorporates techniques and experimental designs used by researchers during the Southern Ocean Diatoms PolarTREC expedition and during post-expedition laboratory analysis. This guided inquiry lesson provides students the opportunity to explore photosynthesis and primary productivity using techniques to measure chlorophyll levels.

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SWBAT:
1. Use models to predict chlorophyll levels in the global oceans
2. Identify

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Antarctic
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Dwyer to discuss Polar Gigantism in Antarctic Sea Spiders

Local news article promoting an upcoming talk to the SeaDoc Society with teacher Timothy Dwyer.

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It takes guts for a sea spider to pump blood

ScienceNews article highlighting the work of Polar Gigantism in Antarctica expedition Principal Investigator Dr. H. Arthur Woods on sea spider physiology.

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Study with local teacher stationed in Antarctica

Local newspaper reprint of journal entries from teacher Tim Dwyer's expedition to Antarctica in 2016.

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SSIS teacher hears John Kerry’s climate control speech in Antarctica

Local newspaper reprint of journal entries from teacher Tim Dwyer about his expedition to Antarctica in 2016.

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