Greenland Space Science Symposium

"What changes have you seen in this region?"
Jørgen Larsen – Kangerlussuaq Tourism
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"How do people adjust to many hours of darkness and many hours of light?"
Eggert E. Guðmundsson
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"Why study the magnetosphere at the poles?"
David Murr – Dartmouth College
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Shin-ichiro Oyama – STEL, Nagoya
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"How do changes in Earth's lower atmosphere affect us?"
Umran Inan – Stanford University
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Jeff Thayer – University of Colorado
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"What is the interaction between Earth's core and the magnetic field?"
Therese Moretto Jorgensen – National Science Foundation
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Bob Robinson – National Science Foundation
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"What are the interactions between the magnetosphere and Earth's magnetic fields?"
Gabby Provan – Leicester
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"How do changes in Earth's magnetic field and ionosphere affect us?"
Bob McCoy – Office of Naval Research
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Gang Lu – National Center for Atmosphere Research
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Kyle Johnson – University of Colorado
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Anya Strømme – EISCAT/SRI International
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"Why study the polar regions?"
Hugh Chivers – La Jolla Sciences
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Vladimir Papitashvili – University of Michigan
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"Compare the north and south polar regions."
James Weygand – IGPP/UCLA
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Alan Weatherwax – Siena College
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Scott Palo – University of Colorado
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"How can you tell the age of the ice at the poles?"
Eigil Friis-Christensen – Danish National Space Center
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"What changes have you seen in Antarctica and Greenland?"
John Kelly – SRI International
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"What changes have you seen in Greenland's ice cap over the last 50 years?"
Torben S. Jørgensen – Danish Meteorological Institute
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"What causes auroras?" (continued)
Jean-Pierre St-Maurice – University of Saskatchewan
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Rick Wilder – Virginia Tech
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"Are there auroras on other planets?"
Hannu E J Koskinen – University of Helsinki
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"What changes and affects auroras?"
Josh Semeter – Boston University
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"What is the solar cycle?" (continued)
Joe Borovsky – Los Alamos National Lab
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"How does the solar cycle affect Earth?"
Axel Korth – Max-Planck-Institut fur Sonnensystemforschung
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What do you imagine when you think about Greenland? 

Ice? Polar bear? The midnight Sun?

A sparse population of less than 60,000 people brave living in this ice-covered world.  Few have the chance to travel and explore the world misnamed by Eric the Red in the 10th century.  Though some records suggest that 10th century Greenland might really have been green, legends recount a story that indicates that Eric the Red fibbed.  It is believed that he thought people could be enticed to travel to this barren land if the land had a name that sounded lush and warm.  Modern-day Greenland is neither lush nor warm.

An educator and videographer took a "once-in-a-lifetime" trip to this popsicle island to attend the 2007 Greenland Space Science Symposium (GSSS).  A Greenland blog chronicles the six-day symposium. This website captures images of travels to the ice cap and Kellyville radar facility.  Video clips of interviews with scientists, professors, and students attending GSSS are also found at this site.

Each interview includes answers to questions asked by students about space weather, auroras, Earth's magnetic field, and other ways that the Sun affects our Earth.  Students also wanted to know more about life in Greenland.  And each scientist described some highlights of their careers, breaking the stereotypes that trap scientists in dark, musty labs.

Our trip to Greenland had several objectives. We wanted to document the important discussion occurring in Greenland with easy to use 21st century technology and to create resources that could be used by teachers, students and other learners in their own understanding of the issues presented. To do this we used digital imaging (still photography), digital video , this web site and other tools including an online slide show presenter. To learn how to use these tools to document and share important topics of interest to you, be sure to look at our Technology Skills-Building videos .

Be sure to explore some of the other resources that are found at this site...

Introduction to Space Weather Lesson Plan

Greenland Space Science Symposium Blog

Sun-Earth Connection 

Living in the Atmosphere of the Sun

Space Weather Action Center

NASA EDGE

Economist.com Correspondent's Diary:
The melting tongue of ice

Nortel LearniT Resources