Polar-palooza: : background soundscapes

URL: http://passporttoknowledge.com/polar-palooza/pp01.php

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Hear the sounds of glaciers calving, seals, and penguins.

Summary

Subject keyword(s)	Animals, Behavior, Earth's water, Earth and space science, Geoscience, Life Science, Life science, Mammals, Social Sciences
Grade level	Elementary School, Middle School, Informal Education
Intended audience	Learner
Resource type	Audio/Visual
Rights	Polar-Palooza

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Title	Middle School Portal: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2)
Link	http://msteacher2.org/
Description	The Middle School Portal 2: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2) supports middle grades educators with high-quality, standards-based resources and promotes collaboration and knowledge-sharing among its users. Educators use MSP2 to increase content knowledge in science, mathematics, and appropriate pedagogy for youth ages 10 to 15. MSP2 employs social networking and digital tools to foster dynamic experiences that promote creation, modification, and sharing of resources, facilitate professional development, and support the integration of technology into practice. MSP2 is a project of the Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology, National Middle School Association, and Education Development Center, Inc., and is funded by the National Science Foundation. The partners integrate resources, tools, and services across projects, and support multiple methods of resource discovery to meet the needs of this audience.
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The Poles and You The Arctic in the far North, and Antarctica down South, may seem remote and distant from the places where most of us live. But they are a crucial part of the entire Earth system: what we do in the densely-populated mid-latitudes, emitting carbon dioxide and helping to heat the planet, or curbing CFC emissions and helping to heal the ozone hole, affects the Poles. In turn, changes in the Arctic and Antarctic ice sheets impact weather and climate everywhere on Earth, and - we know - the Poles are changing faster than anywhere else on our entire world. Understanding the Poles helps us make wise decisions about building a sustainable future for our species and our civilization. At the same time, the Poles offer intriguing stories of human and animal adaption to extreme conditions, and insights into the real-world adventure which doing science in such extreme conditions inevitably offers. POLAR-PALOOZA is a multimedia initiative - supported by both NSF and NASA - involving researchers, Alaskan natives, in-person presentations at science centers and natural history museums, video and audio podcasts, and more. Why "PALOOZA"? Like the rock tour, we hope to be a little out of the box, and always on the edge. Listen to the Poles - Background Soundscapes Adelie Penguins |Calving Glacier Ice |Elephant Seals |Emperor Penguins Weddell Seals |Techno Beat 1 |Techno Beat 2 |Taking the City Polar Palooza Home |About The Poles |About Polar Palooza |The Travelers Educator's Corner |Sites and Cities |The HDvCC |Media Palooza Supplies & Resources |Credits & Contacts |Site Search |Polar Palooza Blog POLAR-PALOOZA and the materials on this website are based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0632262. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of PASSPORT TO KNOWLEDGE/Geoff Haines-Stiles Productions, Inc., and do not necessarily reflect those of the National Science Foundation.