Friday at NSTA’s national conference in Boston, MA included two informative literacy sessions.
Scaffolding Inquiry: Research on Writing in Science
Dr. Rick Vanosdall, Director of the Center of Excellence for Learning Sciences at Tennessee State UniverVsity presented an overview of research results from his work with Dr. Mike Klentschy, the Superintendant of Schools of the En Centro School […]
Archive for March, 2008
Polar News and Notes: Friday at NSTA: Science Notebooks and Nonfiction Trade Books
Saturday, March 29th, 2008 8:11 am
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
Polar News and Notes: Thursday at NSTA: IPY Science and Polar Discovery
Friday, March 28th, 2008 8:30 am
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
Highlights from Thursday, March 27 at the National Science Teachers’ Association national conference in Boston, MA included a presentation on IPY science projects and the Polar Discovery expedition series.
IPY Science
Louise Huffman, Coordinator of Education and Outreach for the ANDRILL project, presented an informative session, IPY Cool Science: Hot Topics. An overview of the three […]
Polar News and Notes: Antarctic Ice Sheet Break-Up
Friday, March 28th, 2008 8:27 am
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
A 160 square-mile chunk of ice broke off from the Wilkins Ice Shelf in Antarctica on Tuesday. The ice, approximately seven times the size of Manhattan, had started to break up in late February. Scientists noticed the movement in satellite images and were able to capture footage and images of the event.
Unlike sea ice, which […]
Posted in Topics: Antarctica, Current News, Polar News & Notes
Polar News & Notes: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears at NSTA National Conference
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 1:53 pm
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
The National Science Teachers’ Association’s annual national conference, scheduled this week in Boston, MA, will draw thousands of science educators from across the country. Several Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears project staff members are attending the conference. We’ll post any polar-related news or sessions of interest. Check back often if you are unable to attend […]
Posted in Topics: Polar News & Notes, Presentations, Upcoming Opportunities
Polar News & Notes: March 2008 News Roundup
Monday, March 24th, 2008 3:44 pm
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
News from the polar regions in March 2008 included many “firsts:” flights of unmanned vehicles, research during Antarctica’s “polar night,” and new insight into the polar regions from boulders, sediment cores, and other reports. Missed these stories the first time? Read on!
Last month, we reported on a fully robot astronomical observatory called PLATO. This month […]
Posted in Topics: Antarctica, Arctic, International Polar Year, Monthly News Roundup, Polar News & Notes, Scientists in the field
Polar News & Notes: Opportunities: Polar Science Teaching Is Subject of Institute
Monday, March 24th, 2008 9:00 am
Written by: Carolyn Hamilton
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is offering a summer institute, July 14-18, for middle school and high school teachers to promote teaching of science concepts and processes related to the polar regions. The institute, titled International Polar Year: Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics Polar Connections, is sponsored by the STEM Education Institute and the Climate System […]
Polar News & Notes: Ruins of Antarctic Whaling Station Served as Research Site – Until the Volcano Blew
Friday, March 21st, 2008 9:00 am
Written by: Carolyn Hamilton
Doing Antarctic research while watching and listening for volcanic rumblings seems farfetched, but it is reality for researchers from the United States, Spain, Britain, Argentina, and Chile stationed on Deception Island. The five countries work here under the Antarctic Treaty, which protects the area from over-use by humans. The treaty is no protection, however, from […]
Posted in Topics: Antarctica, Polar News & Notes, Scientists in the field
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: Some See a Rush to Exploit Northwest Passage and Arctic Resources
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 9:00 am
Written by: Carolyn Hamilton
The consequences of global warming are often predicted in terms of washed-out coastal cities, displaced populations, and changed weather patterns, but only recently have some warned of armed conflict in the icy waters around the North Pole. A former U.S. Coast Guard commander writing in the March-April 2008 issue of Foreign Relations, says the ice […]
Posted in Topics: Arctic, Current News, International Polar Year, Polar News & Notes
Polar News & Notes: Sun-Earth Day Celebrates Spring Equinox
Monday, March 17th, 2008 9:00 am
Written by: Carolyn Hamilton
March 20 is Sun-Earth Day 2008, an annual event scheduled on or near the date of the spring equinox. It is sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to engage K-12 schools and the public in space science activities and interactions with space scientists.
This year’s theme is Space Weather Around the World. […]
Posted in Topics: Education, Lesssons and activities, Polar News & Notes, Reading, Science, Technology, Upcoming Opportunities, social studies
Posted in Topics: Education, Polar News & Notes, Professional Development, Upcoming Opportunities
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