Polar-ICE Data Stories: Putting Real Data from Polar Regions into the Hands of Students

The National Science Foundation funded Polar-ICE project created a series of Data Stories to share from the Arctic and Antarctic. In short, the Data Stories are easy-to-use, inter-active, online stories focused on engaging students with real-world data. The emphasis is on students driving their lear...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Current: The Journal of Marine Education
Main Authors: Bigwarfe, Hope, Sebert, Stacey
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2020
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Online Access:https://www.current-journal.com/jms/article/view/48
https://doi.org/10.5334/cjme.48
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Summary:The National Science Foundation funded Polar-ICE project created a series of Data Stories to share from the Arctic and Antarctic. In short, the Data Stories are easy-to-use, inter-active, online stories focused on engaging students with real-world data. The emphasis is on students driving their learning through data interpretation. The activities discussed here are applicable to a variety of learning environments, opening the opportunity to engage students with real-world data and reinforce the Polar Literacy Principles (https.//polar-ice.org/polar-literacy-initiative/).