Connecting From the Ice

David Hess, who works for Allied Signal Technical Service Corp at Wallops, Virginia, wrote to me in November about his trip to Antarctica...

Dear Patti,

Richard Mitchell gave me your name, and said you may be interested in my trip. I am going to Antarctica in January for about 10 months. I have an eleven year old son in Snow Hill Middle school, and one of his teachers is interested in keeping an e-mail conversation going for the classroom. This would be a good way for the students to learn about life on the ice. The co-worker that is going with me is also interested in answering questions from school children.

Would you be interested in setting up a dialog between the classroom and the ice?

Thanks,
Dave
David Hess NK3T

When Dave returned home for a two week visit during the holidays he came back to Delmar to see the students and brought many photos from Antarctica with him. Several of these links have now been updated with new photos.

First Contacts With Delmar

• Satellite Tracking
• Dave's Itinerary
• Dave and Zac Visit Delmar

Writing From the Ice - November and December

• Arrival in Antarctica from Dave
• Midnight Sun from the kids
• Ivan the "Terra-Bus" from Dave
• Walking in Pairs from Dave
• Mount Erebus from Dave
• More Questions from the kids
• A Town With No Kids! from Dave
• A Question For the Kids from Dave
• Snow Hill Middle School from the kids
• It Snowed! from the kids at Delmar
• A MARSgram from Dave
• Home For Christmas from Dave to Snow Hill
• Scott's Hut from the Delmar kids
• Another Question From Mr. Dave
• Rhae Writes About Robert Scott from Delmar
• More Pictures From McMurdo from Dave
• Please Come Visit Us Again From Delmar to Dave
• More Questions and Answers Dave and the kids

• A Promise to Visit from Dave
• Melissa writes... from Delmar
• Mr. Dave Returns to Delmar! from the kids
• Dave Enjoyed His Visit from Dave
• Thanks From the Kids from Delmar
• Heading Back to the Ice from Dave

Dave Returns to the Ice - January

• McMurdo Activities
• Breaking the Ice and a visit with Sandy Markle
• Questions About Survival School from the kids
• Survival School from Dave
• Helicopter Ride from the kids
• First Rain in 24 Years from Dave
• From Quinnisha and Nickle
• 24 Hours of Sun! from Dave
• Tell Us About Survival School from the kids
• Many Occupations at McMurdo from Dave

Dave Returns From Survival School - February

• Snow Craft School from Dave
• Your Frozen Beard! from the kids
• More About Snow Craft School from Dave
• Curious Kids at Snow Hill from Zac's classmates
• More Snow in Maryland from the Delmar kids
• The First Sunset of the Year from Dave

Antarctic Adventure Becomes a KIDLINK Project

• Let's Make a Sundial from Dave
• About Making a Sundial from the Delmar kids
• Project Description from Dave
• An Earthquake at McMurdo from Dave
• Studying Earthquakes and Volcanoes From the Snow Hill kids
• Photo of the First Sunset
• Time Travel? from Dave
• Matt Describes the First Sunset
• Water and Penguins! from Dave
• Questions From Canada and Dave's answer
• Surviving in Antarctica a reader asks...

• Antarctica Winter-Over Journal, 1996 (Feb. 22-28) Matt Nelson
• A Visit to the South Pole Matt Nelson
• A Reader From Arabia Writes... and Dave's reply
• How Big Are Icebergs?" questions from Montana
• Can You Tell Us About Penguins? questions From Australia
• Antarctica Winter-Over Journal, 1996 (March 3-10) Matt Nelson
• Asking About Sundials replies from new friends
• Advice For Making a Sundial Thibaud replies
• A Greenhouse at McMurdo questions from Snow Hill and Dave's replies
• Questions From Nasbyparksskolan in Sweden and Dave's replies
• Emergency Medical Flight? Eric's questions

• How Do You Survive At Minus 80 Degrees? The kids ask
• Weddell Seals Ashleigh and Heather Have Questions
• What is Your Daily Routine? Mrs. Schenck's Class asks
• National Geographic: about Antarctic Ice
• Mt. Erebus: Aren't You Afraid?
• Questions From Sweden
• A Quiz For Mr. Dave from Stephanie
• Smoking Mt. Erebus
• Self and Environment Snow Hill Middle School (grade 8)
• Magen Asks About Satellites
• Questions About McMurdo from California

• Questions From Wyoming
• The Ice Man Replies
• No Power on Delmarva

Winter - June/July

• Next Flight in 50 Days Summer School students join in
• Hello From South School in New Zealand and Dave replies
• Alisha and Christopher write from New Zealand and Dave replies
• Winter Notes From Antarctica Matt replies to the Summer School kids
• Summer School is Almost Over Kevin and Jarrell write
• What is a Ham Radio?" Michael and Keith have questions
• What Can't You Take Pets to Antarctica? Paul and Keith want to know
• Little Rain in Antarctica Michael hopes Dave and Matt write back (they always do!)
• "I can't stop saying thank you..." the Summer School kids enjoy their e-mail

Sunrise is Coming - August

• In Three Weeks, the Sunrise Dave replies to South School

The Sun is Back - September

• Plants on Icy Planets? Students in Australia ask
• Animals in Antarctica? Students in California ask
• Does Your Coffee Freeze? Jeremy wants to know
• How Was Your Summer? (or Winter?!) Delmar kids write about summer vacation

Spring...into Summer - October

• Summer or Winter? Stephanie and Andrew write
• What is an Iceberg Tongue?
• Mrs. Hess Came to Delmar
• Mt. Erebus Always Shakes Ross Island
• Meteorite From Mars
• Roberta Score Writes About Meteorites

Dave and Matt Travel Home - November

Visitors! - December

• Mr. Dave Returns to Delmar
• Mr. Matt Meets the Delmar Students
• Words From the heart Matt meets the Summer School boys

Resources For Antarctica Studies

• Children's author, Sandy Markle, Visits Antarctica A Scholastic Network Project
• Live From Antarctica from Quest - NASA's K-12 Internet Initiative
• CIA World Fact Book - Antarctica
• City Net - Antarctica
• Project Explore Files from 1989-1990 when Will Steger crossed Antarctica
• The Return To Black Island
• Life in the Deep South - Dancing With Penguins
• Virtual Antarctica
• Planet Earth Homepage
• Solo Antarctica
• Antarctic Link Project
• South Pole Observatory
• Polar Links
• Whales: A Thematic Unit

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