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Touring the Poles

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The students' task is to produce a brochure for both the Arctic and the Antarctic. These brochures will be used by the representatives of "Here We Go Travel" to advertise the virtues of traveling to both polar regions. The students will produce a 45 second radio spot that they will write and record as part of their overall

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Arctic
About a week
Middle School and Up
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Arctic Animals: How do they measure up?

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This lesson is intended to have the students think about the animals of the Arctic and which ones they think are the largest. This will help with misconceptions of some animals being smaller than they think and you sneak in the scientific method and measuring skills while doing this lesson. Students will love actively participating and comparing themselves

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Arctic
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Elementary and Up
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Counting Seals

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During the 2007 Bering Ecosystem study, population sampling was done for seals by boat and helicopter. By using raisin bread and your students’ imagination you can create your own sampling of the Arctic populations of seals in the comfort of your classroom. Not to mention, clean-up is a favorite among students with this activity that mixes math with

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Arctic
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Jamestown woman selected for international initiative

Online news article featuring Robyn Staup's (Sweet) expedition aboard the USCGC Healy.

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Arctic
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Rob Wilder at work on the Alaskan tundra

Ed Epps writes about PolarTREC teacher Rob Wilder's adventures in Northern Alaska.

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Arctic
All Aged
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Visiting teacher seeks clues to the greenhouse effect

Article covering Rob Wilder's PolarTREC expedition.

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