Join New York City Educator Shakira Brown-Petit, LIVE from Antarctica, for exciting, highly interactive sessions about Earth’s polar regions and climate change. See and learn how and what scientists are researching on the ice as they attempt to find evidence of a world much warmer than it is today. Brown-Petit will share climate resources.

Option 1 is designed for classroom participation, allowing students to see, hear and interact directly with Brown-Petit. Option 2 offers educators a professional development opportunity to interact directly from the comfort of home.

Sessions are designed for elementary and middle school audiences and are taking place on Nov. 12, 19 and 24, 2008. Sessions require both an Internet connection and a telephone. To register, visit http://www.us-satellite.net/antarcticalive/.

Questions about the webcasts should be directed to webinfo@us-satellite.net.

To read more about Shakira Brown-Petit, visit http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/science-and-the-city.html.