Grades-one fourth grade classroom; seven fifth grade classrooms

Length of Project-all year

Schools/Teachers-
Arthur S. May Elementary School:

• Mrs. Cheryl Hodaba
• Ms Mary Van Zutphen

Noxon Road Elementary School:

• Mrs. Linda Olsen
• Mrs. Joyce Szabo
• Ms Kristi Fiumarello

LaGrange Elementary School:

• Mrs. Kerry Kraus
• Mrs. Bridgette Pasquarella

Titusville Elementary School:

• Mrs. Karin Komisky
• Mrs. Vale Patterson

Topics-Theme: JASON XIII: Frozen Worlds

• Geography of polar and sub-arctic regions
• History of human exploration and adaptation
• Culture of Native Peoples of Alaska
• Tools and methods of scientific research
• Marine and terrestrial ecosystems of polar and sub-polar regions
• Life forms living in severe, typically non life supporting conditions on Earth and in space
• Climatology and global climate change
• Watershed studies

Discipline Topics

• Biology and ecology
• Culture
• Earth science
• Geography
• English Language Arts
• Mathematics
• The Fine Arts

Resources Used-Multimedia and Curricular Components

• JASON Project curriculum
• Team JASON Online (gated web community)
• Video supplements
• LIVE Broadcasts

Suggested Literature Selections

• Black Star, Bright Dawn by Scott O'Dell
• Antarctica, Journey to the Pole by Peter Legrangis
• Julie's Wolf Pack by Jean Craighead George
• Troubling a Star by Madeline L'Engle
• The Call of the Wild by Jack London

JASON Research Affiliations

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• National Science Foundation
• National Center for Atmospheric Research
• Office of Naval Research
• Alaska Native Science Commission
• Alaska Native Heritage Center
• Alaska Sea Life Center
• University of Alaska
• Barrow Arctic Science Consortium
• U.S. Geological Survey
• Alaska Department of Fish and Game
• National Park Service