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| Topic: July 3: Tell the fat lady to hold her horses |
Scott_McComb
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 Forum: Teacher's Journal
Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2004 5:28 pm Subject: July 3: Tell the fat lady to hold her horses |
Even though the field season is done, our work is NOT over.
The samples have been shipped home and have arrived safely. I have (more or less) recovered from jet lag (there is a four hour differenc ... |
| Topic: June 29-30: How to ship explosives… and eat pizza in the pa |
Scott_McComb
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Forum: Teacher's Journal
Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2004 5:14 pm Subject: June 29-30: How to ship explosives… and eat pizza in the pa |
| Our field season is done… When people ask how our work went, I think Amanda’s response is best: great, once the samples arrive at home. (She doesn’t usually mention how dirty we made the truck, but ... |
| Topic: June 28: The longest drive |
Scott_McComb
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Forum: Teacher's Journal
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 3:48 am Subject: June 28: The longest drive |
This morning, we finished packing, did the final chores around the lab, appropriately disposed of our waste, and bid farewell to Toolik Lake.
http://archive.arcus.org/TREC/phpbb/album_pic.php?pic_id= ... |
| Topic: June 27: Slope Mountain |
Scott_McComb
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Forum: Teacher's Journal
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 3:32 am Subject: June 27: Slope Mountain |
We spent the morning packing (boooring but necessary); this afternoon we took a hike up Slope Mountain about 20 minutes away to the north (veeeeeeery cool) with about a dozen other Toolik campers.
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| Topic: June 26: Toolik Two-step |
Scott_McComb
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Forum: Teacher's Journal
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 3:19 am Subject: June 26: Toolik Two-step |
Today we continued to wind down (kind of… everyone was super busy!)
I spent the afternoon preparing a portion of the experiment for shipping back to Columbus where I will analyze the amount of poll ... |
| Topic: June 25: Aufeis |
Scott_McComb
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Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 2:51 am Subject: June 25: Aufeis |
Today was the first time it felt like the “Arctic” since we’ve been here… a cold wind from the north sliding through camp, carrying intermittent rain and fog.
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| Topic: Extra Cool Scientist: Blair McLaughlin |
Scott_McComb
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Forum: Teacher's Journal
Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2004 1:07 am Subject: Extra Cool Scientist: Blair McLaughlin |
Another member of the Lab 4 Crew is Blair McLaughlin, a graduate student-to-be at University of California at Santa Cruz.
http://archive.arcus.org/TREC/phpbb/album_pic.php?pic_id=887
Blair enjoys ... |
| Topic: June 24: Top of the ninth |
Scott_McComb
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Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 6:07 pm Subject: June 24: Top of the ninth |
Also Penney’s 27th birthday! Everybody, now: “Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you….”
http://archive.arcus.org/TREC/phpbb/album_pic.php?pic_id=880
Penney suits up for sampling at bugging ... |
| Topic: June 23: What’s up in the water? |
Scott_McComb
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Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 7:34 pm Subject: June 23: What’s up in the water? |
Today we ran the investigation I described in yesterday’s post: a 12-hour lake experiment to determine how quickly pollutants (of one type) break down under Arctic waters (on one lake).
It has bee ... |
| Topic: Tuesday, June 22: Playing in the lake & talking shop |
Scott_McComb
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Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 12:59 am Subject: Tuesday, June 22: Playing in the lake & talking shop |
We have only five days left and three experiments left to run; time is flying by!
Earlier this morning, Trevor (yet another extremely helpful Toolik Field Station staff member) created a “lake reac ... |
| Topic: Monday, June 21: Summer Solstice Silliness |
Scott_McComb
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Forum: Teacher's Journal
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 6:58 am Subject: Monday, June 21: Summer Solstice Silliness |
| If you’re like most people, you have probably noticed that summer days last longer than winter days, especially when the summer days stretch long into the evening, and when the winter skies darken bef ... |
| Topic: Sunday, June 20: Trip to the top of the world |
Scott_McComb
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Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 6:38 am Subject: Sunday, June 20: Trip to the top of the world |
As I have mentioned before, Sunday is a day of rest and play for most people at Toolik (except for the Cinderellas of Science in Lab 4; Penney and Amanda worked ALL day and long into the night!).
Y ... |
| Topic: Extra Cool Scientist: Jay Zarnetske |
Scott_McComb
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Forum: Teacher's Journal
Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2004 5:43 am Subject: Extra Cool Scientist: Jay Zarnetske |
Another member of the Lab 4 crew is Jay Zarnetske, another very cool scientist working on another very cool project.
http://archive.arcus.org/TREC/phpbb/album_pic.php?pic_id=752
Jay is a hydr ... |
| Topic: Chemicals are cool... especially this one! |
Scott_McComb
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Forum: Teacher's Journal
Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2004 5:18 am Subject: Chemicals are cool... especially this one! |
WATER!
“Water?” you say, with an eyebrow raised and a skeptical tone in your voice. “Water is very pretty, but pretty is NOT the same as cool.”
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| Topic: June 16 & 17: Let the experiments begin! |
Scott_McComb
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Forum: Teacher's Journal
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2004 6:57 am Subject: June 16 & 17: Let the experiments begin! |
| The whirlwind started on Tuesday evening as we got our experiment running, fine-tuned the equipment, and prepared for a conference call on early Tuesday morning with some of the students at Amy Clapp’ ... |
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