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Robyn Sweet

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Expeditions: Bering Ecosystem Study
Occupation: Earth/Life Science Coordinator
Organization: Boonshoft Museum of Discovery

Robyn Sweet is the Earth and Life Sciences Coordinator at the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery in Dayton, Ohio. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Marine Biology with a Chemistry minor. Ms. Staup taught high school science for seven years in Charlotte, North Carolina and coached teams for the National Ocean Sciences Bowl Competition before moving to Ohio. She has been a participant and leader in several science education activities and appreciated the opportunity to share her PolarTREC experience with others.

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Counting Seals Lesson 22 December 2011
Arctic Animals: How do they measure up? Lesson 14 October 2011
Jamestown woman selected for international initiative Article 28 January 2011
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icecream

Cheyenne H.-

Liquid nitrogen is used because of its properties of having a really low boiling point of about -340 degrees F. That's extremely cold!! You can get instant frostbite just by touching it. We had it on the ship because one group of scientists were using the liquid nitrogen...{read more}

May 24, 2007 - 5:33am
Coming home...

It is hard to believe that my trip is coming to an end. I think I'll be ready

to come home by Sunday. I can't believe how quickly time has flown by...{read more}

May 15, 2007 - 9:06am
Shrunken Cups

Hello Trisha!

 

Yes I had fun shrinking your cups!! Of course you can keep them...{read more}

May 11, 2007 - 8:16am
People on the ship

Hello Steven!

 

On the ship there are exactly, 84 Coast Guards and 45 members...{read more}

May 11, 2007 - 8:18am
Northern Lights

Hello DQ!

 

No, I haven't seen the Northern Lights while up here. It has...{read more}

May 11, 2007 - 8:20am
Animal Encounters

Hello Tiffany!

 

Most of the animals we have seen is all we've done with...{read more}

May 11, 2007 - 8:22am
Stargazing

Jennie-

 

The sun is up for a very long time. It doesn't set until nearly...{read more}

May 11, 2007 - 8:23am
Hi Rob!

Rob-

You know what a rare chance it is to see Calvin out of the lab and Kris is just so darn photogenic. So David Hyrenbach just had to place some shots of them on the NOAA PMEL EcoFOCI site.

 This is another website that you can follow the BEST expedition through posted pictures...{read more}

May 7, 2007 - 8:05am
Food on the Healy...

Kris-

 

There is always plenty to eat. The cooks in the mess hall put up a menu...{read more}

May 4, 2007 - 8:26am
Seal sitting...

Kiera-

 

I have not had the opportunity to be bitten by a seal, however Maggie...{read more}

May 4, 2007 - 8:30am

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