Annual Report for Besse Dawson
January 15, 2003 - January 15, 2004

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Field Experience

Were you in the field this season? No

Continued Collaboration with Research Team Members

Has a member of your research team visited your classroom in the last year? No

Transfer

How are you sharing your research experience with your colleagues, district, community, etc? Presentation to a local women's Academic Sorority. Explanations of TEA to colleagues - workshop. 10 presentations to local classrooms on Polar studies.

TEA Collaborative Learning Group

Name: Sally Wall

Active? No

Name: Amy Neblett

Active? No

Name: Marsha Posey

Active? No

Have you submitted your TEA Collaborative Learning Group Annual Report? N/A

Associates Network

Presentations and Real Audio Sessions

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

Activities Development

Title: White Fur/Warm Body

Description:
Testing to determine how the polar bear's black skin and fiber-optic fur effectively keeps bear warm

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

Other Classroom Connections: Students created teams of students who focused on different aspects of research in Antarctica. At times, they worked with the like science specialists of other teams, and other times, they contributed to the main group assigned. Activities that students presented included reports about a specific explorer, their own Fram design, coring explanations, fossil ties to Pangeai, and culminating in a original research proposal. The six week unit is one that the students anticipate each year.

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

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

Continued use of Polar material in the classroom and two presentations to the MARS Society of Houston

Continued development of White Fur, Warm Body and testing