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En el marco del “Segundo Taller de Apoyo para las Postulaciones a la Feria Antártica Escolar (FAE)”, profesores/as de diversos establecimientos de la Región Metropolitana, se reunieron con un grupo de 4 asesores científicos pertenecientes a la Asociación de Jóvenes Investigadores Polares (APECS, Association of Polar Early Career Scientists) con la finalidad de intercambiar opiniones y someter a revisión los trabajos de investigación escolar que presentarán en la FAE 2011.

A la jornada asistieron docentes del Liceo Nº 1 de Niñas Javiera Carrera, Colegio Alto del Valle, The Angel´s School, Alcántara Cordillera, Colegio Monte Olivo, Colegio Santa María de Pirque y Colegio las Américas.

Los encuentros seguirán repitiéndose mensualmente con la finalidad de establecer un lazo de trabajo entre los científicos y la comunidad escolar, tarea que tiene como gran norte asistir a la octava versión de la Feria Antártica Escolar 2011.

You can see the entire news in http://explorarm.com/fae_2011/#.TptbL3J4C1w

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Reconocidos investigadores visitaron diversos establecimientos de la Región Metropolitana como parte de una iniciativa que busca motivar entre las nuevas generaciones la investigación en el continente extremo. busca motivar entre las nuevas generaciones la investigación en el continente extremo.

“Cada expedición a la Antártica revela nuevos secretos de la biodiversidad de esta lejana región y de su historia evolutiva”. Con esta frase el Doctor en Evolución y Ecología de la Universidad de Montpellier, Elie Poulin, inauguró su charla “Encuentro con la fauna marina antártica: un viaje al país de las maravillas” frente a un grupo de más de 80 alumnos y alumnas del Colegio Alto del Valle de la comuna de Buin.

El científico se une a una lista de cinco investigadores pertenecientes al Instituto Antártico Chileno (INACH), quienes compartieron su pasión por la ciencia con establecimientos de distintas comunas de la región. Entre los otros científicos se cuentan la Bioquímica Bernardita Chirino, las biólogas marinas Claudia Maturana y Fabiola Gallardo, y el geólogo Hernán Bobadilla.

Dentro de las temáticas tratadas están las relaciones existentes entre la Patagonia y la Antártica; Organismos extremófilos; Biodiversidad y fauna marina, además de los impactos del calentamiento global en especies como los pingüinos.

Asimismo, los investigadores abordaron en sus presentaciones los desafíos que implica hacer ciencia en la antártica y  las limitantes en términos de traslado y alojamiento. Es así como a través de su experiencia, los expertos lograron transmitir a los asistentes el esfuerzo que implica trasladarse y la pasión que los mueve en cada expedisión.

Ciclo de Charlas.

Este ciclo de charlas se enmarca en la misión que se ha propuesto el Instituto Antártico Chileno (INACH) de aproximar el continente  a otras regiones del país, despertando con esto la vocación científica desdetemprana edad.

A la experiencia de Buin se suma la de los establecimientos The Angel`s school de Ñuñoa, Colegio Santa María de Pirque, Colegio Monte Olivo de Puente Alto y Colegio Alcántara Cordillera de La Florida, quienes pudieron conocer más acerca de este continente extremo, interactuando con los protagonistas del quehacer científico de la zona

En este escenario destacan también cuatro Talleres de Apoyo para Postulaciones a la Feria Antártica Escolar 2011, jornadas en las que diversos establecimientos de la Región Metropolitana recibieron asesoría científica a cargo de la Asociación de Jóvenes Investigadores Polares (APECS Chile)

You can see the link of this news in http://explorarm.com/ciclo-de-charlas_inach/#.Tpt6vHJ4C1w

Unscientific American book coverClimate change, the energy crisis, global pandemics, nuclear proliferation—many of the most urgent problems of the twenty-first century require science-based solutions. Yet Americans are paying less and less attention to scientists. For every five hours of cable news, less than a minute is devoted to science; the number of newspapers with weekly science sections has shrunken by two-thirds over the past several decades. Just 18 percent of Americans personally know a scientist to begin with, and exceedingly few can name a living scientist role model. No wonder rejection of science is rampant: 46 percent of Americans deny evolution and think the Earth is less than 10,000 years old; large numbers of Republicans continue to attack the science of climate change; and the public—including its wealthiest and best educated sectors—is in dangerous retreat from childhood vaccinations.

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amap_hh_posteramap_pop_posteramap_short-lived_posteramap_climate_posterThe Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme is one of five Working Groups of the Arctic Council. The primary function of AMAP is to advise the governments of the eight Arctic countries (Canada, Denmark/Greenland, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States) on matters relating to threats to the Arctic region from pollution, and associated issues. AMAP was originally established in 1991 to implement parts of the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy (AEPS). It was requested by Ministers of the eight Arctic countries to:

"provide reliable and sufficient information on the status of, and threats to, the Arctic environment, and to provide scientific advice on actions to be taken in order to support Arctic governments in their efforts to take remedial and preventive actions relating to contaminants."

AMAP has created 4 wonderful posters that you can use to share with teachers, students or your colleagues to show some of the latest developments from this working group. They focus on a general overview of how the climate is changeing and three main areas of concern in the Arctic: Short-lived climate forcers, Persistent Organic Pollutants and Human Health. Click on the images at the right to download.

Special thanks to Odd Rogne, Senior Advisor to AMAP, for making these available to APECS members.

The APECS Education and Outreach group is developing a book for young researchers and teachers that will showcase some of the outreach initiatives that APECS members have been involved in for the IPY. This book will aim to prepare scientists for what they might encounter when they go into classrooms to share their research, as well as provide them with some of the resources that APECS members have developed for outreach. While we are working on this project, we will be putting up resources and outreach stories on the APECS website and we would really appreciate feedback, ideas and outreach stories/experiences from the APECS community.

Discovery Expedition Play

This resource was developed by APECS member Bettina Kaiser for part of a contest that was run in New Zealand last year. It is for use in classrooms with students aged 16-18 and provides all the background information necessary for the students to develop a play based on the Discovery Expedition to Antarctica in 1901-1904. Download this resource.

Antarctic Treaty and Territorial Claims

An interactive powerpoint presentation "ICE BASE" developed by Charlotte Taylor from New Zealand. Charlotte's ICE BASE resource explores the decision making process in determining a location for a new Antarctic research station, developing an understanding of the political and environmental concerns, as well as the practicalities of running an Antarctic research base. This resource won Charlotte first prize in a contest for secondary school students in NZ last year and is aimed at other secondary school students in her age group (16-18).  Play the game now!

If you are looking for advice or what to talk about these resources or others, feel free to use the APECS Discussion Forum, Education and Outreach tread.


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