ED029
Fostering Public Engagement in Polar Field Campaigns
Session ID#: 82715
Session Description:
The polar regions are rapidly transforming in response to climate change and other stressors. Research is underway to examine a vast range of changes in the polar climate system and their many impacts locally, regionally, and globally. As scientists continue to increase understanding of the polar regions and explore these unique and remote areas, technological advances open exciting opportunities to share fieldwork experiences with broad public audiences. Fostering public engagement in polar field campaigns can tap into the interest the public already has in polar exploration and increase awareness of the issues facing the polar regions. This dynamic session aims to highlight a range of innovative ideas and techniques to connect polar field campaigns with students, teachers, Congress, journalists, and the general public. Abstracts are requested concerning new and effective methods to engage broad audiences and to communicate science in the classroom and beyond.
Index Terms:
0799 General or miscellaneous [CRYOSPHERE]
0815 Informal education [EDUCATION]
6349 General or miscellaneous [POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES]
6699 General or miscellaneous [PUBLIC ISSUES]
Primary Convener: Lauren M Everett, National Academy of Sciences, Polar Research Board, Washington, DC, United States
Conveners: Claire L Parkinson, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States and Sarah B Das, WHOI, Woods Hole, MA, United States
Primary Liaison: Lauren M Everett, National Academy of Sciences, Polar Research Board, Washington, DC, United States
3500 Feet Beneath the Ice: The Transmedia E&O Behind SALSA’s Exploration to a Subglacial Lake in Antarctica In December 2018, the SALSA team burrowed 3500 feet through the ice to reach Lake Mercer. We discuss the E&O behind this research: a film for PBS, short science films, a social media campaign, a museum installation and PBS Learning Media modules. (495445)
Kathy Kasic, Sacramento, CA, United States and Billy Collins, Montana State University, School of Film and Photo, Bozeman, MT, United States
Polar Educators International: Creative Ways to Connect Field Research to Global Audiences from Classrooms to the General Public (561718)
Louise T Huffman, Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering, Hanover, NH, United States and Betsy Wilkening, University of Arizona, AZ Project WET, Tucson, AZ, United States
MOSAiC – a Year in the Ice. Engaging the Public through Captivating Science. (561871)
Anne U Gold1, Katya Schloesser2, Kathleen G Human3, Matthew Shupe4, Amy L. Richman3, Liana E. Nixon3, Thor P.H. Metzinger5, Kathleen A. Bogan3, Sara M. Morris6 and Katherine L. Weeman3, (1)CIRES, Boulder, CO, United States, (2)Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Education & Outreach, Boulder, CO, United States, (3)Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder, United States, (4)CIRES/NOAA, Boulder, CO, United States, (5)Fiske Planetarium, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, United States, (6)Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder, CO, United States
NASA Operation IceBridge In-Flight K-12 Classroom Connections (602299)
Emily L Schaller1,2, Aaron R Duley2, Linette Boisvert3, Eugenia De Marco3, Joseph A MacGregor3, Brooke Medley3 and John G Sonntag4, (1)National Suborbital Research Center, Palmdale, CA, United States, (2)NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States, (3)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States, (4)AECOM, Fort Collins, CO, United States
A Mini-Documentary Series – Celebrating the Human Experience of Advancing Polar Research (604705)
Ryan W Vachon, Earth Initiatives, Provare Media & University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States and Daniel W Zietlow, Provare Media, NCAR and University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States; Provare Media, Boulder, CO, United States
