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Sinking Water

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This lesson about the factors affecting water density in the Amundsen Sea was developed by educator Sarah Slack during her PolarTREC expedition aboard the Nathaniel B. Palmer icebreaker. Part of the science mission was to create a detailed map of the seafloor at the face of the Thwaites Glacier, which revealed a series of channels that were conducting a

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Antarctic
Less than 1 period
All Aged
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17 September 2020 Seasonal Migration, From the Arctic To The World (and back!)

Birds silhouetted against the sky
Journal Entry

Here in Homer, Alaska signs of fall are all around us. Leaves are changing color, fireweed and cottonwood seeds are in the air, the temperature is dropping, and we hear the calls of sandhill cranes, geese, and other migratory birds overhead. Many different types of animals participate in seasonal

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Virtual Resources Collection

Introducing the Virtual Resources Collection, a body of educational resources that can be used while teaching online or in a virtual situation. The Collection was developed due to the demand for online learning resources with an Arctic and/or Antarctica focus.

1 September 2020 Finding New Ice

Three people push a sled of equipment across the ice
Journal Entry

After leaving the 'ice fortress' on July 29 the Polarstern motored slowly through the surrounding ice. Over the next few days, researchers and expedition crew from the Polarstern recovered equipment from the Distributed Network

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11 August 2020 A New Home for MOSAiC

Chart of sea ice extent in July, 2020
Journal Entry

An Update from MOSAiC Well, it finally happened. In late July, the ice floe that has been the home to the MOSAiC Expedition began breaking into smaller pieces. Researchers had been anticipating this for weeks, since they noticed that their ice floe was drifting across the Arctic Ocean at much

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STEM Experience Report- Denise Hardoy

The PolarTREC Field Experience

I believe it is important to show my students what real science is… and that is how I found myself in Antarctica studying Antarctic Fish Development Under Future Ocean Conditions.

The PolarTREC program pairs teachers with research scientists for a symbiotic expedition. Scientists get a voice and a larger audience through the educator, and the educator

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Jumping Into Warming Seas

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This lesson introduces students to the impacts of increasing ocean temperatures on marine life. Through this kinesthetic activity, students will learn more about marine ectotherms and what researchers in Antarctica have learned so far about how increasing temperature in Antarctic waters will affect their growth. Through the elaborate section of the activity students will connect what they learned about

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Antarctic
Less than a week
Middle School and Up
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Don't Clam Up - The Effects of Warming Seas on Respiration and Biomass

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This lesson plan is designed to teach students about the importance of the benthic community in the shallow portions of the Arctic and how climate change may affect their respiration. One of the dominant benthic animals in the Arctic, the bivalve Macoma sp., is an important food source for higher trophic level organisms such as walrus and Spectacled Eiders

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Arctic
About a week
High school and Up
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STEM Experience Report - Sarah Slack

The PolarTREC Field Experience

PolarTREC (Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating) is a program funded by the National Science Foundation that partners K-12 teachers in the United States with scientists doing research in polar regions. The goal of the program is for teachers to be authentically integrated into scientific expeditions in order to gain new skills and experiences that they

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Growing Up on Ice

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This is a STEM-based lesson that can be taught in class or online. Students will analyze Weddell seal pup growth data, collected by the Growing Up on Ice, B-030, research team. To use this lesson virtually, include the data cards and have students either construct graphs and upload an image of their graph, or construct a graph and share

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Antarctic
About 1 period
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