Quantum mechanics: Polar spectra part of PENGUIN:PENGUIN Modules
Students learn about the greenhouse effect by examining a "forbidden" rovibrational band in the infrared emission spectra of Earth's atmosphere, recorded from the surface at South Pole Station. By ...

Physics: Permafrost part of PENGUIN:PENGUIN Modules
Students learn what permafrost is, the implications of permafrost thawing due to climate change, and how to calculate heat diffusion through permafrost. Student activities include watching a video about permafrost, ...

Thermodynamics: Sea ice melt part of PENGUIN:PENGUIN Modules
Students learn about thermodynamics topics through calculation of the amount of heat required to melt Arctic sea ice. They start by watching an online animation of changing polar ice with time. They next download ...

Economics: Sea level rise part of PENGUIN:PENGUIN Modules
This module is framed from the perspective of a city planner trying to determine how much to spend on a local seawall given different scenarios of sea level rise and the associated storm surge and higher flood ...

Tools and Methods in Environmental Science: Ice Cores part of PENGUIN:PENGUIN Modules
Students gain experience with tools and methods of Environmental science through exploring the paleoclimate record using ice cores as climate proxies. They learn what causes natural climate change and how it is ...

Economics: Total Economic Valuation of the Arctic part of PENGUIN:PENGUIN Modules
This module involves students conducting a partial replication of a paper from the peer reviewed journal, Ecosystem Services, that involves estimating the total economic value of ecosystem services in the arctic. ...

PENGUIN: Polar ENgagement through GUided INquiry part of PENGUIN
To put polar research into the hands of undergraduate students, we have developed educational modules that give undergraduate students the computational tools to analyze polar data in a variety of disciplines, allowing them to engage authentically with real-world data.

People part of PENGUIN
Project Leaders Penny Rowe, NorthWest Research Associates, penny@nwra.com Steven Neshyba, Chemistry Department, University of Puget Sound. Lea Fortmann, Economics Department, University of Puget Sound. Curriculum ...

Webinar: Educational modules for teaching topics in Computer Science, Earth or Environmental Science, Economics, Physics, or Physical Chemistry using polar research and data part of PENGUIN:Spring 2020 Webinar
Monday April 27, 2020 11 am Pacific | 12 pm Mountain | 1 pm Central | 2 pm Eastern The webinar registration deadline has passed. View Recording » Presenters Penny Rowe (NorthWest Research Associates) Steven ...

About this Project part of PENGUIN
What are PENGUIN modules? PENGUIN modules provide a computational framework to allow students to work actively with polar research and data through conduct guided inquiry. Working through a Jupyter Notebook or ...