Teachers of grades 3, 4, and 5 now have the opportunity to apply for an all-expense paid trip to the 2009 Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy’s math and science professional development program. Selected participants will spend five days next July at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, NJ building math and science content knowledge, learning […]
Archive for October, 2008
Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy: Elementary Opportunities
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 8:09 am
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
U.S. Satellite Laboratory Adds Online Polar Research Program
Monday, October 6th, 2008 1:15 pm
Written by: Carolyn Hamilton
U.S. Satellite Laboratory, an online provider of curriculum products and teacher training, has added a program on polar research for upper elementary to high school students to its offerings. With the purpose of using technology and real-time science and mathematics content, the organization works with NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the National […]
Posted in Topics: Education, International Polar Year, Upcoming Opportunities
Air Service Comes to Antarctica in the Darkness
Friday, October 3rd, 2008 1:04 pm
Written by: Carolyn Hamilton
From late March to the middle of August, scientists and others at Antarctica research stations were resigned to no air service during the months without sunlight. A C-17 Globemaster III changed all that in September by landing at McMurdo Station in complete darkness using night-vision goggles technology and reflective cones on the runway.
The mission was […]
Posted in Topics: Antarctica, Current News, Polar News & Notes, Technology
Dogs Track Seals on the Arctic Sea Ice
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 12:42 pm
Written by: Carolyn Hamilton
A trio of seal-sniffing dogs was featured in the September issue of Current, a monthly newsletter of the National Science Foundation. Marine biologist Brendan P. Kelly and researchers at the University of Alaska Southeast use the three Labrador retrievers to locate ringed seals in the sea ice of the far north.
Researchers are seeking to […]
Posted in Topics: Arctic, Current News, Polar News & Notes
Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears: Issue Seven
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 9:00 am
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
Solar radiation, albedo, and the natural resources of the polar regions are all part of the newest issue of Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears: Energy and the Polar Environment. In this issue, you can:
Learn about the albedo (reflectivity) of Earth’s various surfaces and how increased melting of polar ice caps will affect Earth’s energy balance
Find […]
Posted in Topics: Antarctica, Arctic, Cyberzine Issues, Earth and Space Science, Physical Science
Posted in Topics: Mathematics, Polar News & Notes, Professional Development, Science, Upcoming Opportunities
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