On March 20, the Spring Equinox, NASA invites a worldwide audience to observe Sun-Earth Day. Among the events planned is a webcast at 1:00 p.m. EST, featuring a panel of scientists, students monitoring the sun, and images and visualizations.
With the theme Our Sun, Yours to Discover, the NASA Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum hopes to […]
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NASA Offers Sun-Earth Day and Solar Week in March
Friday, February 20th, 2009 2:59 pm
Written by: Carolyn Hamilton
Polar News & Notes: Students on Ice Arctic 2008
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008 9:00 am
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
The 2008 Students on Ice youth expedition is now underway! The ship-based journey will explore southern Baffin Island, Nunavut and the northern reaches of Nunavik. 65 international students, aged 13-20, and a team of 30 scientists, polar experts, educators, artists and environmentalists. The team includes 22 northern aboriginal youth, as well as participants from Afghanistan, the […]
Posted in Topics: Arctic, Current News, International Polar Year, Polar News & Notes, Scientists in the field, Upcoming Broadcasts
Polar News & Notes: Children’s Author Travels to Antarctica
Friday, May 16th, 2008 9:00 am
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
Nancy Etchemendy
On May 26, 2008, published author Nancy Etchemendy will embark on the journey of a lifetime: the first of two research expeditions to Antarctica. On her blog, Etchmendy describes how an “unlikely series of events” resulted in an invitation to join the marine biology expeditions. The trip in May is a month-long voyage aboard the National […]
Posted in Topics: Antarctica, Current News, International Polar Year, Oceans, Polar News & Notes, Reading, Technology, Upcoming Broadcasts
Polar News & Notes: PolarTREC Invites Teachers to Visit Virtual Base Camp
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 9:00 am
Written by: Carolyn Hamilton
PolarTREC (Teachers & Researchers Exploring & Collaborating) has set up its Virtual Base Camp for the 2008 expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. At the Base Camp web site, you and your students can follow the progress of the expeditions, ask questions of the scientists and the participating teacher, view photo alums, and access learning […]
Polar News & Notes: Return to Penguin City
Thursday, March 20th, 2008 9:13 am
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
On Sunday, March 23, Animal Planet will air a 60 minute broadcast about the Adelie penguins of Antarctica and the challenges they face due to rapid climate change. Return to Penguin City will feature the work of scientists Grant Ballard and Viola Toniolo.
Animal Planet’s description of Return to Penguin City:
“Millions of Adelie penguins storm the […]
Posted in Topics: Animals, Antarctica, Polar News & Notes, Upcoming Broadcasts
Polar News & Notes: Teachers Onboard for Research in Polar Regions
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 9:00 am
Written by: Carolyn Hamilton
When the USCGC Healy left Dutch Harbor, Alaska, on March 11, middle school science and technology teacher Craig Kasemodel began two weeks of research on late winter conditions in the Bering Sea. The Anchorage, Alaska, teacher will be working with Lee Cooper, chief scientist for several science cruises that will take place in 2008. The […]
Posted in Topics: Arctic, Current News, Education, International Polar Year, Polar News & Notes, Science, Scientists in the field, Technology, Upcoming Broadcasts
Polar News & Notes: Ellesmere Island Expedition
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 2:11 pm
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
In March, a six-member team from the United States, Norway, Great Britain, and Canada will embark on a 1,400 mile dogsled expedition across Ellesmere Island. As the team traces the routes of legendary polar explorers such as Robert Peary, Matthew Hensen, Frederick Cook, and Otto Sverdrup, they will witness the changes that have occurred on […]
Posted in Topics: Earth and Space Science, Education, Polar News & Notes, Upcoming Broadcasts, Upcoming Opportunities
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