Arctic Research and Writing

From observations of sea ice from space to recent sailboat transits of the Northwest Passage, findings indicate that the Arctic has less ice today than it has in recent history. What one might not know is that scientists are surprised by how quickly changes in the Arctic are occurring and are scramb...

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Published in:The Science teacher (National Science Teachers Association) 2009-01, Vol.76 (1), p.20
Main Authors: Englert, Karl, Coon, Brian, Hinckley, Matt, Pruis, Matt
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ice
Physics
Science activities
Science education
Sea ice
Secondary school students
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Summary:From observations of sea ice from space to recent sailboat transits of the Northwest Passage, findings indicate that the Arctic has less ice today than it has in recent history. What one might not know is that scientists are surprised by how quickly changes in the Arctic are occurring and are scrambling to provide hypotheses to explain why. Recently, two sea ice researchers recruited help from an unexpected place--the science classrooms. Englert et al describe how their senior-level physics students participated in a research collaboration to study ice.
ISSN:0036-8555
1943-4871