In celebration of Polar Week 2016, the US Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (USAPECS) is announcing the Polar Film Fest! This is a virtual film festival – everything is online and you can watch the films whenever and wherever you want. USAPECS assembled a set of short films (and some longer ones) for each […]
Long-term Ecological Research (LTER) Program We utilized the LTER children’s’ books the Lost Seal and Sea Secrets to explore a changing climate in Antarctica. Who Attended: Twenty-eight NJ K-5 educators attended the workshop. We worked with Filipa Carvalho, a PhD candidate who has done extensive work in Antarctica. Educators participated in hands-on activities and shared […]
September 17, 2016 Polar-ICE is providing opportunities to expand teaching and learning innovations in middle and high school classrooms as well as enhance science communication. Funded by the National Science Foundation, Polar-ICE is connecting Polar scientists with educators and students through the use of data generated through cutting edge polar science research. The objective of […]
The Polar Interdisciplinary Coordinated Education (ICE) program — an integrated education and outreach program designed to provide public access to the Antarctic and Arctic regions through polar data and interactions with the scientists — was funded by the National Science Foundation’s Office of Polar Programs! Polar ICE will focus on creating communities of practice among […]
