April 22nd, 2008. Earth Day, though Earth Day should be every day! Well, we need some reminders, an awakening for the importance of doing something about our surroundings.As I listened to the EarthCast08 promoted by Worldbridges, I realized that it was a great and meaningful way to practice your listening skills, so I recorded and divided the listening into parts.
Here are students of Rye Jr. Middle School saying what they do to help our planet. http://elearningctj.bloxi.jp/a/earth-day-2008/
Robin Ellwood gave a very interesting and passionate account of her Antarctica explorations. Middle school students asked her questions and she talked about her fascinating experience on the waters of Antarctica.
To know more about Robin Ellwood’s trips to Antarctica with Peter Doran’s research team from the University of Illinois, access http://ryejrhigh.org/ellwood/
Part 1 highlights: Listen to it at http://www.webcastacademy.net/node/2018
* Robin Ellwood’s introduction * Being part of Peter Doran’s research team from University of Illinois * Research on the lake environment in Antarctica * Ice-covered lakes * New task this year besides the regular ones * Launch of automatic submersible * Automatic collected samples.
Part 2 highlights: Listen to it at http://www.webcastacademy.net/node/2017
* Difference between lake ice x ocean ice * Robin talks about the dramatic differences
Part 3 highlights: Listen to it at http://www.webcastacademy.net/node/2015
* Robin Ellwood talks about the weather in Antarctica * Dramatic weather changes * Changes due to climatic change or seasonal variability? * Field season because of “the mote”
Part 4 highlights: Listen to it at http://www.webcastacademy.net/node/2014
* Temperature x oxygen need in diving * swimming x stationary collecting of samples * rate of oxygen consumption of a diver
Part 5 highlights: Listen to it at http://www.webcastacademy.net/node/2011
* How many times in Antarctica * First season – non-diving
Part 6 highlights: Listen to it at http://www.webcastacademy.net/node/2010
* Question about favorite thing in Antarctica * Scuba diving with a waddle seal * pleasure diving in “the wall”, glacial wall * sea life in the wall * what it’s like under the water * diving in the lake x diving in the ocean * different patterns of algae * sea life in the ocean
Part 7 highlight: Listen to it at http://www.webcastacademy.net/node/2009
* Robin Ellwood encouraging others to join programs like the one she’s part of.
Happy Earth Day from idyllic Key West, but certainly with some conservation issues!
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HI Carla,
Tahnks a lot for posting all these links. I was too busy yesterday and could only join the webcasting academy for 15 minutes, but I just love listening the talk on Antartica. It was really informative. Wonderful and inspirational.
Kisses
Jose Antonio
José,
I’m glad it was useful to you. I divided in parts for my students in the Listening Plus class. What more meaningful and authentic than that?
Thanx for your great feedback in the post! Greetings from Germany. (or should i say from hour 10-11 am gmt.
Thank you Carla for this. I too was only able to listen to the earthcast for awhile. I caught Ramona’s students, Ramona, Cris and Elderbob. A great idea for a listening practice.
Andreas and Sasha,
It was my great pleasure and my little contribution to such a wonderful worldwide endeavor!
Sasha, I’m sorry I missed Cris’s part! It got the times wrong, but I just loved to listen to Sheila Adams and her class plus Robin Ellwood. It was a terrific show.