Our teacher goes to Antarctica - What now?               

Message to my students:
         Relax –yes, I miss you all and I will come back to Homer Hanna HS, Brownsville, TX, to making sure that you get the education and grades you deserve:).
      To find out what’s going on in Antarctica log on to my blog (web log), read along and ask lots of questions. I will try to recruit the best experts in the field to answer. There may not be an answer for some of your questions. Science is a learning experience and not a finished book. The future of our planet and human existence depends on your curiosity and your willingness to learn, lifelong. Your goals may change … destiny … yes, but never forget your dreams. Going to Antarctica is a dream becoming reality for me.  I am excited and anxious at the same time…Join the adventure!

In the Field-What will I do?
      I am working with scientists form UT San Antonio, Prof. Dr. Stephen Ackley, Dr. Hongjie Xie and Brucu (Ph.D. student) making ice and meteorological observations during the ODEN cruise to McMurdo, Antarctica. The data we are going to collect will help to learning more about “Global warming” and climate processes that  may also influence our Gulf of Mexico coast line.
                                  Looking forward to talking to you from Antarctica,
         (photo North Pole HOTRAX 2005)          Your physics teacher Mrs. Kaden              

My ship - the  Swedish icebreaker ODEN
(Click  Oden image gallery HOTRAX 2005, Arctic (Kaden)

modified Antarctic map, courtesy of worldatlas.com.

Current temperatures Mc Murdo Station, Antarctica
"Antarctica is the coldest, highest, windiest, driest, and iciest continent on earth"