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Glacial History in Antarctica Resources

Lesley Urasky and Glacial History in Antarctica

Type: Event
Region: Antarctic
Date: 14 December 2010
Description: This PolarConnect event was held on 14 December 2010 with Lesley Urasky, John Stone, and the rest of the research team working on the Glacial History in Antarctica expedition. The event was conducted...

Lesley Urasky and Glacial History in Antarctica

Type: Event
Region: Antarctic
Date: 6 January 2011
Description: PolarConnect event with Lesley Urasky and the Glacial History in Antarctica team in Antarctica.

Science teacher come polar researcher shares science with elementary students

Type: Article
Region: Antarctic
Date: 28 February 2011
Grade Level: All Ages
Permission: Download and Share
Description: Online news story about PolarTREC Teacher Leslie Urasky and local elementary students from Rawlins, Wyoming.

Stars in the Clouds

Type: Activity
Region: Antarctic
Completion Time: About 1 period
Grade Level: High school and Up
Permission: Download, Share, and Remix
Description: During Lesley Urasky’s expedition, “Glacial History in Antarctica”, the team collected rock samples which were taken back to the University of Washington to be dated using cosmogenic (exposure)...

C-17 Landing on the Ice Runway, Antarctica, December 6, 2010

Type: Video
Region: Antarctic
Date: 6 December 2010
Completion Time: n/a
Grade Level: All Ages
Permission: Download and Share
Description: Video of C-17 landing on the Ice Runway outside of McMurdo Station, Antarctica

Time Lapse Video of a Tidally Influenced Lake at the Base of Mt. Hope, Antarctica

Type: Video
Region: Antarctic
Date: 30 December 2010
Description: Video created by John Stone from a series of time lapse photos taken over a 26 hour time span of a tidally influenced lake at the base of Mt. Hope in Antarctica.