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Antarctic Undersea ROV Resources

FALA science teacher assisting researchers in Antarctica

Type: Article
Region: Antarctic
Date: 7 October 2007
Grade Level: All Ages
Permission: Download and Share
Description: Arizona Daily Sun reporter Betsy Bruner writes about PolarTREC teacher Mindy Bell's adventures in Antarctica.

Undersea ROV, McMurdo Station, Antarctica

Type: Event
Region: Antarctic
Date: 13 November 2007
Description: Live from IPY event held with Mindy Bell, Stacy Kim and the Undersea ROV team from McMurdo Station, Antarctica. There were approximately 12 teachers and 120 students on the event. Due to technical...

Super Science Saturday, Mindy Bell at McMurdo Station, Antarctica

Type: Event
Region: Antarctic
Date: 27 October 2007
Description: Live from IPY Event with Mindy Bell, Stacy Kim, and Louise Huffman and the ANDRILL team in McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Over 50 participants at UCAR in Boulder, Colorado for the Super Science...

Antarctic Undersea ROV with Cameo Slaybaugh

Type: Event
Region: Antarctic
Date: 3 December 2008
Description: This Live from IPY! Event was held with PolarTREC Teacher Cameo Slaybaugh and her project PI, Stacy Kim who are members of the Antarctic Undersea ROV '08 PolarTREC expedition. The team talked about...

Girls+Science+Math=Success, Mindy Bell at McMurdo Station, Antarctica

Type: Event
Region: Antarctic
Date: 27 October 2007
Description: Girls+Science+Math=Success, Mindy Bell at McMurdo Station, Antarctica

Undersea ROV, McMurdo Station, Antarctica

Type: Event
Region: Antarctic
Date: 23 October 2007
Description: Undersea ROV, McMurdo Station, Antarctica

Antarctic Undersea Foodweb

Type: Lesson
Region: Antarctic
Completion Time: Less than a week
Grade Level: Middle School and Up
Permission: Download, Share, and Remix
Description: Overview Using photos from a variety of websites, including the PolarTREC and SCINI websites, students will identify organisms to phylum and/or class level (e.g. polychaetes, starfish, brittle stars...

Polar Explorer Activity

Type: Activity
Region: Arctic
Completion Time: About 1 period
Grade Level: Middle School and Up
Permission: Download and Share
Description: Overview Few people are familiar with the fascinating stories that Arctic and Antarctic explorers have to share. Students will research an explorer and create a dangling string with key information...

Science in Antarctica

Type: Lesson
Region: Antarctic
Completion Time: Less than a week
Grade Level: Middle School and Up
Permission: Download, Share, and Remix
Description: Overview Learners from 6th – 12th grade will investigate different science projects in Antarctica through the PolarTREC and the USAP websites. They will then make a short PowerPoint (or similar)...