Palmer LTER School Videoconference Archive

Palmer LTER School Videoconference Archive

What is it like to do research on the ice?  Find out in our series of archived video teleconferences between students and scientists at the Palmer LTER Station in Antarctica.

2023

#1 Seabirds Live VTC from Palmer Station LTER – January 26, 2023

Palmer LTER scientist Dr. Megan Cimino, and fellow birders Helena Dodge and Darren Roberts answered questions about Sea Birds with students from Mirror Lake Middle School (Anchorage, AK), North Slope Borough School District (Utqiaġvik, AK), and Lincoln Middle School (Kearny, NJ) in this live video teleconference from Palmer Station, Antarctica on January 26, 2023.

#2 Seabirds Live VTC from Palmer Station LTER – February 2, 2023

Palmer LTER scientist Dr. Megan Cimino, and fellow birders Megan Roberts and Darren Roberts answered questions about Sea Birds with students from Quincy Innovation Academy (Quincy, WA), New Millennium Academy (Brooklyn Center, MN), and Collier High School (Monmouth County, NJ) in this live video teleconference from Palmer Station, Antarctica on February 2, 2023.

#3 Whales Live VTC from Palmer Station LTER – February 7, 2023

Palmer LTER researcher Ross Nichols and graduate student Arianna Torello answered questions about whales with students from Northeast High School (Philadelphia, PA), NLC Elementary (Americus, KS), and Whitehall Middle School (Montague, MI) in this live video teleconference from Palmer Station, Antarctica on February 7, 2023.

#4 Whales Live VTC from Palmer Station LTER – February 21, 2023

Palmer LTER researcher Ross Nichols and graduate student Arianna Torello answered questions about whales with students from Randolph Middle School (Randolph, NJ), Hansen Elementary School (Cedar Falls, IA), and Watchung School (Montclair, NJ) in this live video teleconference from Palmer Station, Antarctica on February 21, 2023.

#5 I.D. Antarctica Live VTC from Palmer Station LTER – February 23, 2023

Palmer LTER graduate students Andrew Corso and Maya Thomas answered questions about the mystery creatures of Antarctica with students from Bayonne High School (Bayonne, NJ), Alexander Batcho Intermediate School (Manville, NJ), and Booneville Elementary School (Booneville, AR) in this live video teleconference from Palmer Station, Antarctica on February 23, 2023.

#6 I.D. Antarctica Live VTC from Palmer Station LTER – March 7, 2023

Palmer LTER scientists graduate students Andrew Corso and Maya Thomas answered questions about the mystery creatures of Antarctica with students from L.A. Ainger Middle School (Port Charlotte, FL), Vista View Middle School (Fountain Valley, CA), and Summit Trail Middle School (Tahoma, WA) in this live video teleconference from Palmer Station, Antarctica on March 7, 2023.

2020

	Sea Birds, January 29, 2020  Palmer LTER scientist Dr. Megan Cimino answered questions about sea birds with students from AC Redshaw Elementary (NJ), Bonita Springs Elementary (FL) and Comstock STEM Academy (MI).
	Scientific Tools, February 12, 2020 Palmer LTER scientists Ross Nichols and Greg Larsen answered questions about scientific tools and marine mammals from students at Bayonne HS (NJ), Sinagua MS (AZ), and South East HS (CA).
	Marine Mammals, March 4, 2020  Palmer LTER scientist Ross Nichols answered questions about marine mammals from students at Loudon Country Day School (VA), Middlefield Memorial School (CT), and Oxford Central School (NJ).
	Changing Ecosystems, March 11, 2020  Palmer LTER scientists Greg Larsen and Beth Connors answered questions about how climate change is affecting ecosystems in Antarctica from students at Elton Gregory MS (OR), Liberty MS (AL), and Maria Carillo HS (CA).

2019

	Sea Birds, January 23, 2019 Palmer LTER scientist Megan Cimino answered questions about sea birds from students at Franklin Elementary (NJ), Lisha Kill Middle School (NY) and Theodore Roosevelt Elementary (NJ).
	Sea Birds, January 23, 2019 Palmer LTER scientist Megan Cimino answered questions about sea birds from students at Desert Ridge Middle School (NM), Howell Middle School (NJ) and Lincoln Middle School (NJ).
	Marine Mammals, February 5, 2019  Palmer LTER scientists Ross Nichols and Greg Larsen answered questions about marine mammals from students at Bridgeton High School (NJ) and Collier School (NJ).
	Scientific Tools, February 13, 2019 Palmer LTER scientists Ross Nichols and Greg Larsen answered questions about scientific tools and marine mammals from students at Alpha Public School (NJ), Elton Gregory Middle School (OR), and Sand Creek Middle School (NY).
	Sea Ice and Climate, February 27, 2019  Palmer LTER scientists Greg Larsen and Beth Connors answered questions about how climate change is affecting ecosystems in Antarctica from students at Mainland Regional High School (NJ), Maria Carillo High School (CA) and Marine Academy of Science and Technology (NJ).
	Food Webs, March 6, 2019  Palmer LTER scientist Jack Conroy and  answered questions about how food webs in Antarctica from students at James Monroe Elementary (NJ), Phillipsburg Elementary (NJ) and STEM Academy, Comstock (MI).

2018

Participating schools and topics from Winter 2018 live video teleconferences with the science teams of Palmer Station LTER.

2017

Participating schools and topics from Winter 2017 live video teleconferences with the science teams of Palmer LTER.

2016

Participating Schools and Topics, Winter of 2016 live video teleconferences with the science teams of Palmer LTER.

	Sea Birds (January 27, 2016 @ 10:00am EST) – Harpswell Coastal Academy, ME – Lincoln Middle School, NJ – Hillside Avenue School, NJ
	Marine Mammals (January 28, 2016 @10:30am EST) – Beaufort Middle School, NC – Egbert Intermediate School, NJ – Lake Riviera Middle School, NJ ** Great video of marine ecologists tagging whales for their field work!
	Marine Mammals (February 16, 2016 @ 12:30pm EST) – Princeton High School, NJ – Woodbrook Elementary, NJ ** Great video of marine ecologists tagging whales for their field work!
	Microbe Ecology (March 1, 2016 @ 11:00am EST) – North Plainfield High School, NJ – Mt. View School, NJ – Thompson Middle School, NJ
	Microbe Ecology (March 2, 2016 @ 12:00pm EST) –  HB Whitehorne Middle School, NJ – Township of Ocean Intermediate School, NJ – Neptune Middle School, NJ
	Phyto- and Zooplankton (March 3, 2016 @ 1:00pm EST) – Collier School, NJ – Bayonne High School, NJ – Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School, NJ