Robin Ellwood gave a very interesting and passionate account of her Antarctica explorations. Middle school students asked her questions and she talked about her fascinating experience on the waters of Antarctica.
I divided her talk in small parts having in mind classroom use. Teachers might choose to focus on one aspect of Ms. Ellwood's adventures, so here's my little contribution to the inspiring 2008 EarthCast!
To know more about Robin Ellwood's trips to Antarctica with Peter Doran's research team from the University of Illinois, access http://ryejrhigh.org/ellwood/
Part 1 highlights:
- Robin Ellwood's introduction
- Being part of Peter Doran's research team from University of Illinois
- Research on the lake environment in Antarctica
- Ice-covered lakes
- New task this year besides the regular ones
- Launch of automatic submersible
- Automatic collected samples.
And here's a little hope message from my little one!