Final project

I have been debating which project to post here...

I will do them all eventually...

• Try to create an algorithm to predict the ice going out on the Nenana.
• Set up time laps photography and a feature study of the Mendenhall glacier. (like EIS)
• A service learning project to reduce carbon emissions.
• Weather and Climate change in Juneau over last 75 years based on local photos and info.

all will involve cultural connections in some way...

I think we will look at the change in weather and retreat of Mendenhall Glacier using as many photos as we can collected from our families and friends in Juneau.  Any weather related photos will help in this project.

US forest service photo

We will also gather weather information from as many sources as possible next week in the computer lab and chart the average monthly temperatures for as far back as we can find data.

I saw David Katzeek this week and will invite him to speak to our class and share his memories of the weather in Juneau.  Hopefully he can also provide some other cultural resources to help us do a good job on the project.

My students seemed to be most interested when we talked about Juneau, so we will use their family resources to work on this together.  Any old photos and info of how it use to be in Juneau will be welcome.



Handtrollers 5/28/08



Mendenhall lake 2/3/10

The students will scan the photos they bring to school or email them from home.  We will set up a digital library of all the pictures and captions to go with them, interview people who have lived in Juneau a long time and record their observations and stories.

We will create a blog and otherwise share the info when we are done about how the weather use to be....

Like all good projects the students will do most of the work.... :-)