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IceCube In Ice Antarctic Telescope 2010 Resources

South Pole Bound Washington-Lee teacher to conduct research in Antarctica.

Type: Article
Region: Antarctic
Date: 12 March 2009
Grade Level: All Ages
Permission: Download and Share
Description: KATHERINE SHIREY prefers warm climates. She’s vacationed in Colombia, Costa Rica, Belize and other tropical locales. But in January 2011, this Washington-Lee High School physics teacher will be...

IceCube in-ice Telescope with Katey Shirey

Type: Event
Region: Antarctic
Date: 6 December 2010
Description: PolarConnect event with PolarTREC Teacher Katey Shirey who worked on the IceCube in-ice telescope at the South Pole Stations, Antarctica.

IceCube in-ice Telescope with Katey Shirey

Type: Event
Region: Antarctic
Date: 2 December 2010
Description: This PolarConnect event with PolarTREC Teacher, Katey Shirey talks about the IceCube project and living and working at the South Pole Station in Antarctica.

Solar Oven Science

Type: Activity
Region: Antarctic
Completion Time: About 1 period
Grade Level: All Ages
Permission: Download, Share, and Remix
Description: Overview The Solar Oven Science activity was developed as a way to target conservation of energy. Some students understand that he sun can be used for heating and cooking but they mistakenly think...

Almost Fool-Proof Cloud Chamber

Type: Activity
Region: Antarctic
Completion Time: Less than 1 period
Grade Level: Middle School and Up
Permission: Download, Share, and Remix
Description: Overview This activity is a way to create a cloud chamber in the classroom. A cloud chamber allows students to view "invisible" alpha particles emitted through nuclear decay. Alpha particles have a...

How do you get chosen to be a researcher at the South Pole?

Type: Video
Region: Antarctic
Completion Time: Less than 1 period
Grade Level: Middle School and Up
Permission: Download, Share, and Remix
Description: This video is one in a series of Antarctic Answers that were recorded for showing to high schoolers. The video is 29 seconds long and could be showed as a warm up question about how to become a...