“This guide is just the start of our K-12 outreach efforts that we will continue throughout the remainder of the International Polar Year,” says IPY statewide outreach manager Cherie Solie. “We hope that our efforts will provide a model for schools across the nation to join us in this international effort to raise student awareness about the poles and their effects on our world.”
In addition to the educator resource guide, the university’s IPY office announced the launch of art and writing contests for Alaska youth. Both contests will run through March 2008. Art contest winners will have their work presented in May at the UA Museum of the North. The writing contest will culminate with presentations by the winners at the 2008 Alaska Science Fair in Anchorage.
Teachers and students can learn more about the guide and the contests, as well as register as a point of contact for their school at www.ipy.alaska.edu.
For more information contact Jenn Wagaman, UAF Center for Research Services outreach coordinator, at 907-474-5082 or jenn@alaska.edu or Melissa Hill, Alaska Teacher Placement at 450-8400 or melissa.hill@alaska.edu. About IPY
The polar regions have profound significance for the Earth's climate and environments, ecosystems and human society. IPY is an interdisciplinary and internationally coordinated research campaign, ushering in a new era of polar science. For more information on IPY, visit www.ipy.alaska.edu. |
