Recovery of an oceanographic mooring (WHOI) that had been lost in Antarctic waters for 10 years. The recovery took place from the RVIB NB Palmer during the CLIVAR S4P cruise. Video by Juan Botella, Monona Grove High School, for PolarTREC (polartrec.com)
Students will learn about adaptations that allow fish to survive the frigid waters of Antarctica and will make calculations to demonstrate how they survive these conditions.
Objective
* Students will determine how much antifreeze an Antarctic fish needs to lower the temperature of it's body fluids to -2.5°C. *
* Students will develop an experimental procedure to conduct their