Arctic Alive, an online education program that follows Arctic
researchers, is up and running again for spring 2003!
Please forward this information to teachers that you think would
be interested.
We have two expeditions that students and educators can participate in
this spring.
(1) The first expedition, Snow Science, starts on March 24 - April 7, in
Kotzebue, Alaska. Follow, researcher, Merrick Johnston and crew, as
they ski 400-miles through Kotzebue Sound and up the Kobuk River. They
will be collecting snow samples and talking to schools along the way.
This expedition is strictly online and uses a discussion room where
students can ask questions and read about the trip as it progresses.
Some activities and resources will be provided online and be available
for downloading. Appropriate for a variety of ages to participate.
If you are interested in participating or viewing this online
expedition, you will need to follow the registration directions at the
link below:
http://arcticalive.zeroforum.com/zerouser?cmd=login
(2) The second expedition will be online and will include live audio
conferences with the researchers. This expedition, Ecological Change,
will be starting April 21-25, and is based out of Kotzebue, Alaska.
This expedition will include full curriculum as well as interaction with
a middle-school science teacher working with the researchers. Access to
the web site and materials is by permission (users get login/password)
and is free. However, we do have a limit on the number of people that
can participate in the audio-conference calls. The calls are taped and
are then available for downloading the next day. This program is geared
for students in 6-9th grade levels. Participation in this program is
NOT limited to the United States; it is open to all.
If you are interested in this expedition, please send me your name,
contact information, approximate grade level of student(s), and level
of interest (i.e. you'd like to be involved in audio calls, just want
access to the web site, only want the curriculum, etc...).
At the moment, the web site for this program is not ready - but when you
email me, I'll let you know the status and send you passwords/usernames.
If you have any questions about either expeditions, please feel free to
contact Janet Warburton, Project Manager, at janet [at] arcus.org