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Live with Teacher and Antarctic Researcher, Sarah Slack: "The Most Dangerous Glacier on Earth"

Read more Download Sarah’s learning worksheet to go with this video here: https://files.constantcontact.com/0460e175401/3a58f867-e539-4065-a543-523cc5776c0a.pdf Sarah Slack is a Brooklyn middle school STEM teacher and a participant in National Wildlife Federation's Resilient Schools Consortium (RiSC) program in New York City. In this video Sarah describes her days aboard the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer icebreaker in the Amundsen Sea off the southwest coast of Antarctica as part of a research team studying the Thwaites Glacier. With funding from PolarTREC, she traveled with a group of 26 scientists collecting data to improve understanding of the past and potential future melting of Thwaites, often called "The Most Dangerous Glacier on Earth." Step into the field, no equipment required, by virtually joining Sarah as she shares some of the team's research findings, along with her observations, stories, insights, and ways for anyone to participate in climate resiliency. *** For more than 80 years, the National Wildlife Federation has been uniting Americans to ensure wildlife thrive https://www.nwf.org Follow the links below to learn more about : Eco-Schools USA: https://www.nwf.org/eco-schools-usa Resilient Schools Consortium (RiSC): https://www.riscnyc.org/ PolarTREC: https://www.polartrec.com -- Want to find more Eco-Schools USA content? Remember to subscribe to our YouTube page! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3R9EC54Ai-hIZfuyU9p3zQ?view_as=subscriber Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EcoSchoolsUSA/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/EcoSchoolsUSA Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/ecoschoolsusa/

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Brooklyn middle school STEM teacher and Resilient Schools Consortium (RiSC) teacher leader Sarah Slack recounts her 2020 PolarTREC expedition to Antarctica to study "the most dangerous glacier on Earth."

 

Sarah developed a companion worksheet for teachers to engage students in learning more about her trip to Antarctica, and the impacts of climate change on our planet. Access Sarah's companion student worksheet here

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