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Calling all Educators interested in bringing polar science and research into their classrooms! Get more info about applying for the Polar STEAM program on our website: polarsteam.info. The deadline for applications is August 4, 2024.
Photo credit: Keegan Heron
Photo 3: Using an underwater camera to look at the bottom of the ocean floor from a hole that was dug 3 feet into the ice.
Photo 4: Viewing diatoms (circle and neuron-like organisms that photosynthesize) and Acoel flatworms (that eat diatoms) living in the sea ice and collected from an ice core.
Photo 1: At the traditional knowledge station, students practiced harpooning a “whale”.
Photo 2: Measuring the albedo of different color jackets of students (black = 0, white = 1).
A student throws a harpoon at an image of a whale on a canvas.
Three students lay on the snow while two people use a tool to measure the light reflecting off of their jackets.
Hand holding an underwater camera. The screen on the camera shows a view of water and the ocean floor.
Digital images of small circle and neuron like organisms
On the ice! Educator Fellow Keegan Heron spent a week on the ice with Researcher Fellow Ignatius Rigor learning about sea ice and helping with two days of programming for local 8th grade students in Utqiagvik, AK. Here are a few of the experiences created for the students:
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