Polar News and Notes Technology

We’re proud to announce an exciting new feature in the Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears cyberzine: a polar photo gallery! Browse polar images by their corresponding cyberzine issue or by keyword. View photos individually or in a slideshow. For each image, we’ve included rights and use information to help you know how you can use […]

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Issue 15 of the Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears cyberzine is now available! In Icebergs and Glaciers, learn about these two very different forms of ice, and what they can teach us (and students) about concepts like buoyancy and density.
In this issue, we’ve dedicated our Professional Learning columns to glaciers and our Across the Curriculum […]

Yet another use for satellite imagery: locating penguin colonies based on their guano.
British Antarctic Survey researchers noticed that the telltale reddish-brown stains left by large groups of penguins were visible in coastal images of Antarctica produced by the Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA).  After one stain was matched with the location of a known penguin […]

Issue 14 of the Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears online magazine is now available! In Polar Oceans, learn about two very different oceans - the Arctic and Southern Oceans - at opposite ends of the Earth.
As always, our magazine features science and literacy content knowledge for teachers, as well as a variety of other professional […]