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Annual Report for Elizabeth Youngman
January 15, 2002 - January 15, 2003


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1. Interaction


Field Experience

Were you in the field this season? Yes

Dates in the Field: 10/28/02 - 1/09/03

Approximate Number of Student E-mails: 75

Approximate Number of Teacher E-mails: 20

Apporximate Number of Other E-mails: 20

Approximate Countries Represented: 2

Additional Comments: I did return to the field this year, but not as an official TEA. It was an honor to be able to return.

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: Jan - Feb I processed all the snow sample data. March I visited the lab and helped with ice core melting. May travelled to American Geophysical Union Meeting paid for by U of Az I worked for several weeks in the lab in Tucson. July 15-30 September I spent a weekend in Boulder at NOAA to learn about the ozoen experiment. October 28th - January 13th I parcticipated on ITASE traverse as a field assistant.


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

2. Community / Colleague Outreach


Transfer

How are you sharing your research experience with your colleagues, district, community, etc? Last Spring I helped prepare lessons on snow and weather for lower school classes.

I gave several presentations to students in the 4th and 6th grade this fall before I left for the field.

TEA Collaborative Learning Group

Name: Alexis Martel

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 70


Name:
Adrienne Bonnet

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 50


Name:
Liz Dann

Active? No

Contact Hours: 10


Name:
Marti deAnguera

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 50


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

Associates Network

Number of Associates in local network: 2

Type of Interaction / Outcomes / Dates / Locations / Parcticipants: We planned several activities together and while I was in Antarctica this year they put on a great workshop for students from the great Phoenix area schools through our project excellence program. This planning took palce before I left.

Presentations and Real Audio Sessions

Presentation Date, Title, Number of Attendees, Etc. I did a real audio broadcast from Anarctica January 9th, 2003. While on the traverse I called my school weekly, the Boston Museum of science 3 times, and made one call to the project excellence workshop mentioned above.

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

3. Classroom Transfer


Activities Development

Title: popsicle ice cores

Description:
using popsicles made of different flavors to demonstrate Ice core analysis

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

Title: Mapping Antarctica's bedrock

Description:
Simulates radar mapping of bedrock, uses NIH image image processign software

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

Title: UV light activities

Description:
using UV beads and UV sensitive probes from Vernier

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

Other Classroom Connections: I did a real audio broadcast from Anarctica January 9th, 2003. While on the traverse I called my school weekly, the Boston Museum of science 3 times, and made one call to the project excellence workshop mentioned above.

I am in contact with teachers in 16 different classrooms around the country, and their students. I answer 2 -3 daily emails from students outside of my classroom.

4. Other TEA Activity Involvement


I parcticipated in the Orientation in August of this year at CRREL. I parcticipated at NSTA in San Diego March 2002. There I helped at the booth and was an assistant to other TEA's presentations. I have been active in my MRG.

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




5. Cost Share


Release Days

Number of Release Days Covered by School/District for TEA Program/Activities: 2

Dates: September 27

Reasons for Release: training at NOAA for new experiment

Approximate Daily Rate of Substitute and Number of Substitute Days: 75.00 x 2 days

TEA Meetings Covered by School/District/Corporation

Names of Meetings: NSTA 2002

Dates: March 27

Approximate Cost of Travel Expenses Covered: 250.00

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

Other Grants

Type of Grant / Grant Title: Vernier

Purpose of Grant: donated UV probes and interface for my use

Grant Total: 400.00

Other Shared Costs

The school granted me 2 months unpaid leave to return to the field. And has been very supportive of my work.

6. Anticipated TEA Involvement (01/2003 to 01/2004)


continued work on mentoring

presentations in the Phoenix area about the program

NSTA 2003 - Philadelphia