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Option 1:
Classroom participation.

Option 2:
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Interactive, live sessions concluded November 24th, 2008.

Over 15,000 teachers and their students participated in these extraordinary events.

photo of scientists from Andrill in Antarctica

Shakira Brown-Petit will be teaching from Antarctica this fall. Credit: New York Times.

Live, Online Antarctica Webcasts

U.S. Satellite invites you, or you and your elementary and middle school students, to interact LIVE with researchers and a very special educator "on the ice" in Antarctica. Communicate and answer questions with The Offshore New Harbor Project, part of the International ANDRILL ("ANtarctic DRILLing") Program. Then, ask your own questions. To participate, you will need to be connected through an internet browser and on the telephone at the same time.

Learn why scientists and educators are living in tents, researching Antarctica in this exciting expedition. Shakira Brown-Petit, science teacher from the Promise Academy Charter School in New York City, will virtually enter your classroom (or your home) and share with the classroom important perspectives regarding climate change. Dr. Stephen Pekar, a science researcher from the National Science Foundation, leads the mission whose goals encompass physical, life, and Earth science.

Register today. Choose ONE SINGLE SESSION, from one of two options on the right:

The webcast is about 45-50 minutes long.

Option 1. Classroom participation. Each classroom will be issued usernames and passwords for student groups to interact live with Shakira Brown-Petit on up to 15 computers per classroom. In addition, the classroom will need 1 speaker phone for the audio. There will be up to 90 total classroom computers used in each 2:00 pm session from schools all over the country. Fee $25 per classroom.*
Option 2. Teacher professional development. Interact with Shakira Brown-Petit from your home as she introduces classroom lessons that teach science in the context of Earth's polar regions. Option 2 is on a first come, first-served basis. No Fee.

For another award-winning, comprehensive climate change classroom curriculum opportunity, click here.

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* All proceeds go to assisting science teams who track polar animals.

Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation
(NSF Award 0732793)

Sponsored by:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA Award NNG04GE41A)

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Webcasts are provided by: U.S. Satellite Laboratory, Inc.