The Follow A Researcher (FAR) website from the University of Maine will be releasing weekly videos starting the first week of October closely following the Ice Shelf Flow and Fracture Dynamics Expedition in Antarctica.
Teacher Cara Pekarcik and researcher Dr. Bethany Jenkins discuss the science behind the expedition "Southern Ocean Diatoms" while aboard the Nathaniel B. Palmer in the Southern Ocean near Antarctica.
This informational webinar given on 19 September 2016, gives an overview of the PolarTREC program, its goals and objectives, program components, the application process, and will address frequently asked questions. Any specific questions submitted by teachers and researchers were addressed at the end of the presentation.
Teacher Nell Kemp and researcher Rebecca Hewitt discuss field work and research on the Deep Roots project. The research team is studying the matrix of soils, roots and fungal hyphae that may play a critical role in the trajectory of future climate change. This project is based out of Toolik Field Station and Healy, Alaska.
Students will undertake a long term project to evaluate the effectiveness of different local forecasters, match the forecast with the actual weather and analyze which forecaster is best.
Objective
Students will compare the accuracy of different weather forecasts. Students will compile and analyze their own data gaining a better understanding of the challenges involved in weather forecasting
This activity is designed to make a connection between a group of scientists and the students.
Objective
Students will learn that scientists are people too.
Preparation
The teacher will need to contact a group of scientists to make sure they would like to participate in the project and to explain to them the goals of the