Antarctica

View of icebergs in the water with rocky coast in the foreground
Antarctica

As a science teacher, the first skill and corresponding rubric I introduce is Science and Engineering Practice (SEP) #1: Asking Scientific Questions. I won’t claim that this is the most important skill. There are amazing studies on the importance of awe and wonder, as well as the importance of analysis; we have all heard, “it’s

Four people stand next to a big net on the edge of a ship
Antarctica

The weeks leading to my deployment to Antarctica were filled with waves of excitement, trepidation, and anxiety bordering on full-blown panic attacks. I had been dreaming of this opportunity for a long time, and it was coming at me at full speed. I had been to the High Arctic to do other artist residencies on