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Some Exciting Recoveries!
6th Graders in CHESPAX environmental education program experience Arctic through PolarTREC educator Tom Harten and Float Your Boat
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Apr 22
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City Garden Montessori Students Set Sail on a Journey of Polar Literacy
St. Louis elementary students designed and decorated wooden boats, embedding their knowledge of the Arctic and Antarctic into both the visual storytelling and scientific purpose of the project.
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Apr 15
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Arctic Learning on Florida's Sunny Gulf Coast
Marine science high school students learn about issues in Polar regions comparing and contrasting the Arctic Ocean to Florida's Gulf Coast
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Mar 17
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Ozark Hillbillies Send Boats to the Arctic
Northwestern Arkansas kids learn about climate change, satellite accuracy, and also study ice drift with Float Your Boat.
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Dec 17, 2024
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New Jersey Students Float Their Way to the North Pole
This year over 100 High School South environmental science students participated in Float Your Boat to study rapidly changing Arctic climate
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May 30, 2024
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Northeastern Wisconsin Middle Schoolers Float Their Boats
Middle school students applied their knowledge of ocean currents affecting weather all over the world, even in our home state of Wisconsin w
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May 7, 2024
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Icelandic Magical Staves Carved Into Boats by Florence Italy Art Students
Art students in Florence, Italy research and wood burn historic Icelandic symbols into boats to float through the North Atlantic.
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May 2, 2024
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A Polar Adventure: Hazel Park Students' Arctic Exploration with Float Your Boat
The Arctic Circle became more than just a location on a map; it became a living, breathing connection to the world beyond the classrooms...
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Apr 15, 2024
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Polar Predictions from Cedar Falls
5th and 6th grade Extended Learning Program students at Hansen and North Cedar Schools in Cedar Falls, IA participated in Float Your Boat!
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Feb 5, 2024
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Ashford School Arctic Exploration
Fourth graders in Connecticut learn about the Arctic through many engaging hands on activities.
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Dec 6, 2023
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Arctic StoryMaps from the Academy of Environmental Sciences
Florida students research important links between changes in the Arctic Ocean and impacts to coastlines in their home state.
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Nov 18, 2023
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Update from Oregon Schools
Oregon schools decorated boats that set sail with USCG Healy during the 2023 NABOS campaign north of Siberia.
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Sep 30, 2023
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Eckstein Floats to the North Pole
Seattle's Eckstein Middle School students report out from their experience with Float Your Boat.
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Sep 19, 2023
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On Thin Ice
Edmonds students engage in authentic data collection and analysis alongside experts bringing science to life for 2nd grade learners.
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May 15, 2023
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Marine Students Float Boats
11th and 12th grade Marine Science students study polar animals and Arctic ecology from their home on the Gulf Coast with Stefanie Frump.
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May 12, 2023
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Floating Boats From California Library
While most Float Your Boat projects begin in a classroom, here’s one that started at a library.
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May 10, 2023
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Sending a Little Piece of High School South to the North Pole
70 Environmental Science students from New Jersey participated in the Float Your Boat to study the rapidly changing Arctic climate.
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Apr 23, 2023
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Top of the World Deployment!
5th grade students living in the Arctic Village of Utqiagvik (oot-kay-ahg-vik; formally known as Barrow) participate in Float Your Boat!
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Apr 5, 2023
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From Houston Texas to the Top of the World!
Houston ISD Afterschool STEM Clubs participated in decorating boats sponsored Baylor College of Medicine (BCM).
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Mar 28, 2023
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Centennial Middle School Floats Boats North
In Boulder, Colorado Mr. Bill Schmoker and Dr. Tina Mueh teach Arctic lessons and students decorate wooden boats to send north.
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Mar 27, 2023
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