Celebrate the International Polar Week with a real-time live event with PolarTREC teacher, Cristina Galvan and the University of Wyoming scientists led by Dr. Merav Ben-David. The team is currently studying polar bear response to sea ice loss in the Arctic Ocean.
This event is free, open to the public, and hosted by ARCUS through the PolarTREC […]
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Live from IPY: Polar Bears and Sea Ice Loss
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 9:08 am
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
IPY Youth Time Capsule Writing Contest
Sunday, October 4th, 2009 1:00 am
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
The International Polar Year Youth Time Capsule Project Committee is holding a writing contest for Pan-Arctic youth, and is calling for submissions about life in the north that will be included in the IPY Time Capsule, to be re-opened 25 years from now.
The IPY Time Capsule Project is a youth-led initiative, aimed at involving northern […]
Posted in Topics: Arctic, International Polar Year, Polar News & Notes, Upcoming Opportunities, Writing
Participate in the ExploraVision Competition
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 1:00 am
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
The ExploraVision competition, now in its 18th year, is an annual event that awards more than $240,000 in savings bonds each year to the winning teams. K-12 students in small groups (2-4), led by a teacher/coach, create a vision of a future technology relevant to their lives or to society in general.
A team project can […]
Posted in Topics: Polar News & Notes, Technology, Upcoming Opportunities
NOAA Teacher at Sea Program
Friday, October 2nd, 2009 1:00 am
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
Have you ever thought about shipping out to sea? This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association program is accepting applications from K–12 teachers for the 2010 field season. The program provides a unique environment for learning and teaching by sending kindergarten through college teachers to sea aboard NOAA research and survey ships to work under the […]
Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears Issue 16: Peoples of the Arctic
Thursday, October 1st, 2009 1:00 am
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
Did you know that there are approximately 400,000 indigenous people living in the circumpolar north and that they represent a diverse set of cultures? Come learn about the Gwich’in, Dene, Sámi, Yup’ik, Inupiat, Kalaallit, and others in Issue Sixteen of Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears!While this is not a true science topic, we feel that learning about the native people of […]
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