IPY STEM Polar Connections
The Fourth International Year 2007-2008 featured an international coordinated research effort focused on the Polar Regions. As part of this program, the National Science Foundation funded related teacher professional development programs. STEM Ed, in cooperation with the UMass Geosciences Department, offered summer institutes for teachers in 2008-2010. This site includes the educational materials developed at UMass as well as the grant proposal and evaluation.

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Submissions from 2011

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Final Evaluation Report, SageFox Consulting Group

Submissions from 2009

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Peary's Explorations, Ray Bradley

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The Problem of Venice - Sea Level Rise, Ray Bradley

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Stable Isotopes and Climate Change, Ray Bradley and Rob Snyder

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The Arctic Solar Challenge, Rob Snyder

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The Antarctic: Going to Extremes, Morton Sternheim

Submissions from 2007

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Proposal Abstract, Morton Sternheim and Julie Brigham-Grette

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Proposal Narrative and References, Morton Sternheim and Julie Brigham-Grette