Education and Outreach for the International Polar Year
If the 65 educators, scientists, and media specialists who gathered at the "Bridging the Poles" workshop in Washington, D.C. last June have their way a semitrailer truck labeled "Got Snow?" would traverse the country during the International Polar Year (IPY) of 2007-2009 loaded w...
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ftcolumbiauniv:oai:academiccommons.columbia.edu:10.7916/D8SJ1W7Z 2023-05-15T15:01:33+02:00 Education and Outreach for the International Polar Year Pfirman, Stephanie L. Bell, Robin E. Turrin, Margaret J. Maru, Poonam 2004 https://doi.org/10.7916/D8SJ1W7Z English eng https://doi.org/10.7916/D8SJ1W7Z Geology Climatic changes Science--Study and teaching Articles 2004 ftcolumbiauniv https://doi.org/10.7916/D8SJ1W7Z 2019-04-04T08:07:20Z If the 65 educators, scientists, and media specialists who gathered at the "Bridging the Poles" workshop in Washington, D.C. last June have their way a semitrailer truck labeled "Got Snow?" would traverse the country during the International Polar Year (IPY) of 2007-2009 loaded with polar gear, interactive activities, and a snowmaker. We would significantly increase the number of Arctic residents—especially indigenous Alaskans—with Ph.D.s. We would build exchange programs between inner city youths and polar residents. Polar exhibitions would open at natural history and art museums and zoos. And polar postage stamps, interactive polar computer games, national polar book-of-the-month recommendations, made-for-TV polar documentaries, and a polar youth forum would bring the poles front and center to the public's attention. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic International Polar Year IPY Columbia University: Academic Commons Arctic |
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If the 65 educators, scientists, and media specialists who gathered at the "Bridging the Poles" workshop in Washington, D.C. last June have their way a semitrailer truck labeled "Got Snow?" would traverse the country during the International Polar Year (IPY) of 2007-2009 loaded with polar gear, interactive activities, and a snowmaker. We would significantly increase the number of Arctic residents—especially indigenous Alaskans—with Ph.D.s. We would build exchange programs between inner city youths and polar residents. Polar exhibitions would open at natural history and art museums and zoos. And polar postage stamps, interactive polar computer games, national polar book-of-the-month recommendations, made-for-TV polar documentaries, and a polar youth forum would bring the poles front and center to the public's attention. |
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