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Steele, Adrienne; Warny, Sophie – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2013
"Palynology" is the study of fossil pollen and spores, and these tiny grains can provide fundamental information about past climates on Earth. Among their many unique and useful properties, pollen and spores are composed of some of the most chemically resistant organic compounds found in nature. They are also produced in vast quantities…
Descriptors: Climate, Organic Chemistry, Science Instruction, Earth Science
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Garcia, Claudia Venessa; Robertson, William H.; Lougheed, Vanessa; Tweedie, Craig; Velasco, Aaron – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2013
With the need to increase minority representation in the polar sciences, a team of researchers from a southwestern United States public university developed an innovative field research experience entitled the International Polar Year-Research and Educational Opportunities in Antarctica for Minorities (IPY-ROAM). Supported by a National Science…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Field Experience Programs, Online Courses, Ecology
Turner, Mort D.; McKenzie, Garry D. – Geotimes, 1983
Three major breakthroughs in Antarctic earth sciences which occurred during 1982 are discussed (finding of land fossils, meteorite, and subsurface microorganisms). Highlights of conferences, research activities, and significant publications are also discussed. (JN)
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Earth Science, Environmental Research