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Fur vs. Blubber: Which is the Better Insulator for Marine Mammals?

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This lesson investigates the effects of different insulators (fur and blubber) on maintaining the body temperature of polar animals. Water balloons filled with warm water simulate the marine mammal. The blubber insulator will be simulated by covering the balloon in vegetable shortening. The fur insulator will be simulated by placing another balloon over the “marine mammal” and adding an

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Two Edward Little Teachers Heading to Polar Regions

Sun Journal article coverage of two Edward Little High School teachers's, Jenn Heidrich and Erin Towns, both selected for PolarTREC expeditions. Jenn Heidrich was selected to go on an expedition in Yukon, Canada, and Erin Towns was selected to go on an expedition to Ilulissat, Greenland.

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PolarTREC Orientation 2020

We are really looking forward to the 2020-2021 field season for the PolarTREC teams!

This space is dedicated to information about the upcoming PolarTREC Orientation that is required for the educators that were selected for 2020. It's also a space for those that are interested and/or joining the Orientation to learn more about the logistics related to the training.

2020 PolarTREC Cohort
2020 PolarTREC Cohort


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2020-2021 PolarTREC Researcher Webinar

The 2020-21 Researcher's webinar was hosted on Wednesday, 5 February immediately after the Meet & Greet Webinar and is for researchers to discuss any questions or concerns about having an educator in the field with their team.

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2020-2021 Meet & Greet Webinar

Webinar #1 for the 2020-2021 PolarTREC cohort of educators and researchers.

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STEM Experience Report - Jocelyn Argueta

The PolarTREC Field Experience##

The PolarTREC Field Experience is amazing! PolarTREC (Polar Teachers Researchers and Educators Exploring and Collaborating) matches polar researchers with educators to highlight, and increase accessibility to, the science happening in some of the most fascinating places on our planet—the Arctic and Antarctic regions. It is an opportunity for educators to be completely immersed in the culture

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Report of the Working Group on Culturally Responsive Science Outreach and Engagement

A working group was convened in late May, 2019, for the purpose of developing guidance to North Pacific Research Board (NPRB) and Alaska Sea Grant (ASG) to encourage and support outreach by researchers to Alaska’s K-12 Indigenous students in culturally responsive ways. The impetus for the working group was a disconnect we perceived between an increasing emphasis on inclusion of

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STEM Experience Report - Bridget Ward

The PolarTREC Field Experience


Bridget Ward sitting on the Ross Sea Ice
Bridget Ward sitting on the Ross Sea Ice


I am honored that I get to share my field experience with so many individuals. Not a day has gone by since my return that I have not had a question about my expedition and I love the range of questions I receive. Honestly, I may have never really considered how many people are in

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Green Seekers and OTCs in the Alaskan Tundra

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Scientists are studying the effect of climate change on vegetation in the Alaskan tundra. In this activity, students will analyze data collected from control plots and plots with Open Top Chambers (OTC's) over them. An open-top chamber is like a tiny greenhouse that increases the temperature in a vegetation plot an average of 2-3 degrees, simulating the effects of

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Characterization of Complex Organic Mixtures

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This activity was prepared by David Walker (LASA High School) and Rose Cory (University of Michigan), based on work conducted at Toolik Field Station in Alaska. The purpose is to introduce students to Van Krevelen diagrams, which are used to interpret results of high resolution mass spectrometry and characterize the compound classes present in complex organic mixtures. Students will

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