Austin elementary school teacher participates in UTIG polar geophysics cruise...and Antarctic airborne geophysics campaign
November, 2008 - December, 2009: Investigating the Cryospheric Evolutionn of the Central Antarctic Plate - Austin teacher, Katie Pena, and her fourth and fifth grade science classes blog with ICECAP researchers during their Antarctic field season.
Click here to follow their adventures >>
April 13 - May 31, 2008: Central Scotia Sea Floor and the Drake Passage Deep Ocean Current Gateway - Follow the adventures of Austin teacher Katie Pena (Zilker Elementary) as she gets underway with UTIG.
Read Katie's daily blog on Polar Trec's Virtual Base Camp Website >>
Learning Activities
Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears - A webquest to compare and contrast Antarctica and the Arctic for grades 7-12.They Look Like Pepperonis! - An inquiry-based learning activity that uses bathymetry data collected on UTIG's NBP0401 cruise. Students identify seafloor features based on their geomorphology.
Imaging the Seafloor - Students will use a motion detector to learn about how sound waves can be used to image objects. Grades 9-12
Google Earth Antarctica - An activity using georeferenced photographs from UTIG's AGASEA project. You'll need to download Google Earth here if you don't already have it. Grades 7-12
From Texas to Antarctica - Students reconstruct tectonic plates and explore the impact of plate motions on geologic processes.
Download UTIG's IPY poster for your classroom
For information on living and working in Antarctica: Visit Ginny Catania's Wired Antarctica!
Wisconsin high school teacher participates in UTIG polar geophysics cruises
Steve Stevenoski teaches science at Lincoln High School in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. Steve has participated in three research cruises (NBP9507, NBP0401, HLY0602) with UTIG. This summer, he spent six weeks at UTIG developing several polar-related learning activities which are now available to you - follow the links above.Read more about Steve >>
Are you a teacher interested in having a UTIG polar scientist speak in your classroom? Are you a teacher or graduate student looking to get involved with education and outreach programs at UTIG? Please contact Kathy Ellins for more information.
