Monday, December 27, 2010. Over the course of the semester I used what I learned in many ways, but I think that the most applicable was a science lesson involving state change, and another lesson involving Salmon fishing and fishing management.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010. Final Project - Melting Ice in a Warmer World. What, where, why and who. The students will come away with a greater understanding of the causes and effects of melting terrestrial ice and the impacts this will have on Alaskans, both Native and non-Native.

My name is Cheryl and I am a science teacher at Palmer HIgh School. I am creating this blog for the class Explore Alaska! Friday, December 24, 2010. 1 Lake ice and snow. Teachers Domain Video and Essay. There is a lot of information on this website. Look at whatever is interesting to you. Insert link for data sheet. 2 Read the background essay. 3 Answer the discussion questions.

Sunday, December 12, 2010. For my final project are. 1 Create a visual, self-guided interactive display using the Magic Planet. 2 Use topics that are engaging and relevant to students as well as community members. 3 Show the direct impacts and extent of changes in sea ice and snow cover in the Arctic. The Challenger Learning Center of Alaska recently acquired a Magic Planet display globe. By putting some of .

Tuesday, January 4, 2011. What new learning or reflections have you taken from this module? I have had an informal conversation with my students and the word cryosphere seems to be new to them. As I was researching this topic I found this diagram on the Global Greenhouse Warming website. I plan to use this with my students to show them how important our cyrosphere is. What other resources can you share? .

Sunday, January 2, 2011. Comparing the geological history of the Hawaiian and Kodiak Islands. 1 Print out the Island Comparison sheet which is at the bottom of this page. Before you begin looking through the resources, read over the Island Comparison sheet y.

Wednesday, December 29, 2010. Students will learn about the carbon cycle.

Monday, January 10, 2011. Begin with the 1000 snowflakes quiz. To get students thinking about distribution of ice and snow on earth. Have students explore the Snowflake Physics interactive. Take the students out to Westchester Lagoon with scopes and slides to get a closer look at actual snowflakes outside. Make models of the snowflakes we observed. Sunday, December 12, 2010.

The posts below are my assignments and experiences while I Explore Alaska! Thursday, December 23, 2010. Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere. Compare and Contrast Warm and Cold Air Fronts. It is important for students to connect their what they ar.