VR Expedition: MOSAiC Distributed Network | CEEE

VR Expedition: MOSAiC Distributed Network More than 500 participants from over 16 nations have spent a year in the Arctic ice collecting important data on the Arctic climate system. From September 2019 through October 2020, the icebreaker  RV Polarstern  drifted across the central Arctic near the North Pole frozen in sea ice during one of the most extensive Arctic research expeditions ever conducted. You can learn more about the MOSAiC ( M ultidisciplinary drifting  O bservatory for the  S tudy of  A rct i c  C limate) research expedition at  mosaic.colorado.edu ! Bring MOSAiC into your classroom with  Data Puzzles ,  360-degree virtual experiences ,  the Polar Planetarium field trip ,  classroom curriculum ,  and   more learning resources .  Experience MOSAiC all around you with  two planetarium films  featuring footage captured by videographers on the  Polarstern  now showing at Fiske Planetarium in Boulder (also available to view in 2D on Youtube).   Context for Use The MOSAiC expedition aims to better understand the changing Arctic climate system by studying atmosphere, ice, and ocean processes. At the heart of the MOSAiC expedition is the German Icebreaker, Polarstern , which was transformed into a drifting climate observatory for an entire year. Scientists aboard the support vessel, Fedorov , developed instruments up to 50 km away from the Polarstern as part of this "distributed network" to study the system at both a local and regional scale.  Polarstern and Fedorov frozen in the ice. Photo: Adelyn Arens Programs MOSAiC Virtual Field Trips Resource Type Virtual field trip Topics Polar Regions Elementary School Middle School High School University/College Out-of-school/Non-formal Instructional Time 30 minutes NGSS Disciplinary Core Idea(s) ESS3D: Global Climate Change Published Date July 1, 2020 Funding Information VR Expedition: MOSAiC Distributed Network Funding Information × Education and outreach efforts for the MOSAiC expedition are funded by NSF award numbers  OPP  1839104 , OPP  1807496 , and AGS  1554659 . Close Goals Header What Students Will Do Explore an interactive Virtual Field Trip to the Arctic and explore the Fedorov, part of the "Distributed Network" for the MOSAiC expedition.  Teaching Materials VR Expedition: MOSAiC Distributed Network VR Expedition: MOSAiC Distributed Network Similar Resources Exploring the New and Old Arctic Unit 1 VR Expedition: Explore the Arctic Aboard the Fram VR Expedition: MOSAiC Ice Camp PolarPASS Module 2: Long-term Spatial Transformations of the Glacier Basin System PolarPASS Interactive Environments Arctic Feedbacks: Not All Warming Is Equal Unit 2