Annual Report for Fred Atwood
January 15, 1999 - January 15, 2000

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Field Experience

Were you in the field this season? Yes

Did you maintain a daily (or as often as possible) electronic journal while in the field? Yes

Is your journal complete? Yes

Continued Collaboration with Research Team Members

Type of Interaction / Outcomes / Dates / Locations / Parcticipants: Dr. David Petzel, my PI, came to FLint Hill in April of 1999 to give presentation to the Upper School about Antarctic Science. He also visited two 7th grade Life Science classes and two 10th grade bioclasses to discuss kidneys and Antarctic fish osmoregulation. He left with us a simple model which helps illustrate how the glomerulus works in a kidney.

Has a member of your research team visited your classroom in the last year? Yes

Transfer

How are you sharing your research experience with your colleagues, district, community, etc?

Date	Location	Type	# Attendees	Co-Presenters
Offered twice in October 1998
Content: a) How to get in touch with me and use me as a resource while in Antarctica b) Becoming familiar with TEA and Glacier websites and other internet resources, looking for activities and ideas for class interdisciplinary connections, parcticularly with Polar Science Week in mind	Flint Hill School	1 1/2 hr Teacher workshop	about 25
May 14, 1999
Content: The TEA program, Antarctic science, my research	Trinity Christian School third grade	Slide-illustrated classroom visit	Class of about 15
February and March 1999
Content: TEA, Antarctic Science, my research	Flint Hill School	Slide illustrated presentations	Upper School about 275 people Lower School about 225 people Parent Advisory Council about 30
November 15, 1999
Content: TEA, Antarctic Science, my research	Cub Scout Troop, Church of the Apostles, Fairfax, VA	Slide-illustrated presentation	About 100 cub scouts and parents
February 16, 2000
Content: TEA. Antarctic Science, my research	Thomas Jefferson School of Science and Technology	Slide illustrated presentation	Biology Society: about 80 students
March 16, 2000
Content: TEA, New Zealand, Antarctic Science, my research	Fairfax County Parks, Friends of Huntley Meadows Huntley Meadows Park, Fairfax, VA	Slide illustrated presentation	iology Society: about 80 students
March 31, 2000
Content: TEA, Antarctic Science, my research	Aylett Country Day School, Aylett, VA	Two identical presentations for whole school, and one classroom visit to grade 7 to discuss specific questions and comparisons with what they study about Chesapeake Bay ecology	About 100 students and faculty
March 31, 2000
Content: TEA, Antarctic Science, environmental problems in Antarctica,my research	St. Margaret's School Environmental Science Class (9th)	Slide illustrated presentation	About 15 students and teachers
November 1998
Content: They communicated with me while on the ice and we conducted a bubble-blowing comparison between McMurdo, South Pole, and Oakton, VA. Students in science classes and art and music did polar activites.	Polar Science Week at Flint Hill School, Lower School		.

TEA Collaborative Learning Group

Name: Kathy Walker: Lower School Science teacher, Flint Hill

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: We meet as a group of three for 1 1/2 hours almost every other week. Theyparcticipated in the initial pre-trip workshop. We have spent a total ofabout 18 hours as a group.

Name: Jamien Jacobs, science chair, earth science teacher in middle school, Flint Hill

Active? Yes

Have you submitted your TEA Collaborative Learning Group Annual Report? No

Associates Network

Number of Associates in local network: 2 - Mentees

Type of Interaction / Outcomes / Dates / Locations / Parcticipants: Mentoring

It has been constructive to look at activities and websites from the viewpoint of the three different age groups that we teach. I don't look at us as a mentor/protege relationship since the others are very experienced teachers with at least as good ideas as mine. Instead we pool our brains and enjoy working together on projects. We have tested activities from the TEA site, discussed recommendations to give at the Ed Board meeting, discussed the mentor's and proteges' activities, and become familiar with websites on the internet that tie in with polar science in the hopes of tying them in with the activities we are designing.

Presentations and Real Audio Sessions

Have you presented to your local board of education this year? N/A

Activities Development

Description:
Working on a multi-activity unit on Antarctic fishes that focuses onadaptations of fish to survive the cold, looking at cellular, biochemical,and anatomical aspects. These are still in the planning stage but I expectto submit at least 2 parts of this u

Has this activity been submitted to the TEA Web Site? No

Has this activity been submitted to the TEA Web Site? No

Has this activity been submitted to the TEA Web Site? No

TEA Activities workshop July 1999
Activity Editorial Board 2000 (Ed Board)
May 1999, assisted in TEA Orientation @ NSF
March 2000, assisted in TEA Orientation @ NSF

Have you submitted all press-related materials concerning your TEA experience to the TEA Archives? N/A

Have you submitted 20 digital images to the TEA Archive with electronic captions? Yes

Have you submitted 6-8 photos to the TEA Archive? Yes

Release Days

TEA Meetings Covered by School/District/Corporation

Permanent Materials and Equipment Provided by Institution/Corporation/District for the TEA Program

Other Grants

Other Shared Costs