Fresh Eyes on Ice aims to spark interest in science through an ice and snow observation network where youth contribute to large scale, cutting edge climate change research, conduct their own investigations, and learn about physics, weather and climate, and the environment. We work with teachers, parents, and community members to create age-appropriate ice learning activities and lesson plans. Find these lesson plans and more on the Ice Learning page.
Go underground and interactively experience the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) Permafrost Tunnel near Fox, Alaska, first excavated in the 1960s. This Permafrost Tunnel Tour is accessible inside your browser or in a VR headset. Inside the tunnel, you can see what permafrost features like ice wedge polygons look like below ground and discover bones and other features embedded in permafrost that are up to 40,000 years old. Then fly above the tunnel to see what the view from above looks like, and learn about permafrost research projects in the boreal forest.