 Anvil City Science Academy, Nome, Alaska <= Ice phenology studies |
| visits with |
 Model Secondary School for the Deaf, Washington, D.C. Tree phenology studies=>
|
On Thursday, May 3, the MSSD science department welcomed 9 middle school students and their teachers
from Anvil City Science Academy, Nome, Alaska.
The ACSA students are involved in the GLOBE Program and phenology studies, as are many MSSD science students.
The two schools are meeting to exchange cultural and environmental information about our two localities.
The ESS students are interested in talking with the Alaskan students who live nearly as far north as the Arctic Circle. Understanding of changes in polar regions is key understanding the current situation with climate change.
The purpose of the visit was a cultural and environmental exchange between students from different backgrounds and climates.
 |
Latitudes ACSA: 64.50 deg N MSSD: 38.91 deg N |
 |
Presentations
MSSD: American Sign Language & Deaf Culture (ppt)
 |
MSSD: Questions for Reflection on the MSSD/ACSA visit
What are the most interesting things you learned during the discussions?What is the benefit of meeting and talking with people who live in place different from where we live?What was your favorite part about meeting the students?Pick one thing to compare and contrast about where you live and the other school's location.Did you learn anything new about where you live? What was that?What Earth system connections did you become aware of?Do you have another question you'd like to ask the ACSA students? (look at ACSA's phenology study here, and MSSD's tree phenology study here.