Mindy Bell
About
Expeditions:
Antarctic Undersea ROV
Occupation:
Teacher
Organization:
Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy
Mindy Bell grew up on an island in southeast Minnesota. Swimming in algae-laden waters, ice-skating around beaver lodges, and watching the wetlands come to life in the spring were instrumental in her decision to study science. Her liberal arts education at Carleton College included a term studying marine science on Catalina Island and at Hopkins Marine Station, where her fascination with marine life was fueled, yet her passion was for teaching rather than scientific research. After graduation, she took the ferry to Alaska and started teaching. After five years of teaching grade 7 to 12 science in Skagway, Alaska, and running a school fish hatchery, she attended the University of Washington in Seattle and earned a Masters degree in Biology Education. Ms. Bell now lives in Flagstaff, Arizona, where she teaches secondary science at the Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy.
Mindy Bell's Content
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January 13, 2008 Antarctic Reflection |
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January 12, 2008 It Takes a School |
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November 17, 2007 The Longest Day |
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November 16, 2007 My Last Day in Antarctica |
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November 15, 2007 Passing on knowledge |
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November 14, 2007 Diving with a surface supply |
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November 13, 2007 Adélie Penguins! |
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November 12, 2007 Hike up Observation Hill |
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November 11, 2007 What is warm and bright in Antarctica? |
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November 10, 2007 Helicopter ride to McMurdo |
Read Full Journal | 10 November 2007 |
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| Polar Explorer Activity | Activity | 13 March 2013 | |
| Antarctic Undersea Foodweb | Lesson | 31 January 2013 | |
| Science in Antarctica | Lesson | 10 December 2011 | |
| Dr. Stacy Kim Interview | Audio | 28 November 2011 | |
| FALA science teacher assisting researchers in Antarctica | Article | 28 January 2011 |
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polygons |
Ancient Buried Ice in Antarctica | December 8, 2008 - 6:16pm |
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685 feet! |
Antarctic Undersea ROV 08 | November 17, 2008 - 6:02pm |
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Packing List for Antarctica |
Antarctic Undersea ROV | October 15, 2007 - 4:26pm |
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Windy weather |
Alaska Climate Variation | August 5, 2007 - 7:58am |
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Ice Park |
Antarctic Undersea ROV | March 24, 2007 - 2:39pm |
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Weather online |
Antarctic Weather Stations | March 24, 2007 - 2:49pm |
Hi Travis,
Hiking in the mountains is one of my favorite things to do. It helps to have good hiking boots or at least sturdy trail shoes. The rest of the gear really depends on what kind of weather you will have. A lot of hikers wear long underwear under their hiking shorts (very...{read more}
Hi Cameo,
For me, the best thing I took was my good ground coffee as I'm dependent on that for a good start in the morning. It would have been handy to have a hair dryer once in a while - but I used one I got from "skua" - the leftovers that other people leave behind. If you...{read more}
Hi Nick,
For anyone interested in working in Antarctica, there are two primary ways to get there. The "easiest" and the one that actually pays you for your work is the support contractor side (Raytheon Polar Services) which has several annual job fairs for a wide variety of jobs including...{read more}
Hi Mary Anne,
I found Antarctica to be amazingly, blissfully quiet. As soon as you got away from the "bizzyness" of McMurdo, you could hear NOTHING. I would just stand and listen to the silence as long as I could stay still.
Contrast that to my school's talent show...{read more}
Hi Jeff and Students,
A big thank you for the wonderful video podcast. You made my Monday morning. I'm excited to go to school to see the students I have missed over the last 7 weeks! And ALL of you would thrive in Antarctica, even if the Caribbean sounds more enticing!
{read more}Hi Jeff and Class,
We have heard rave reviews of the movie - but we haven't yet been able to download it ourselves. I should be home this weekend with my high-speed internet connection so I can see it!
Thanks for all your great questions, comments, and enthusiasm - it warms me up...{read more}
This is actually Bryan today, not Mindy (I don't have my own account)
An alternative drilling technology like lasers is something a lot of us would like to see... mechanical drilling is difficult and labor intensive, hotsy melting wastes a lot of fuel and takes a long time, explosives are...{read more}
The water temperature here is slightly below freezing, because the salt in the water makes the freezing point of the water a little lower. The typical temperature here is 28 degrees F which is -1.8 degrees Celsius. It is cold!
{read more}Hi Tate,
Great question! Most sessile creatures (organisms that don't move) send their offspring out into the water and the larvae can swim around and get larger before they settle down - if they don't get eaten first. Some scientists study what makes organisms settle in different...{read more}