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Marine science · 18 min
Inside the R/V Alpena: NOAA's Great Lakes monitors
What it takes to measure a lake the size of a small sea — and why the readings here matter to climates a thousand miles away.
Field Notes: Uncovered
Science from the source.
Documentary-style content from the field — for educators, students, and anyone who believes science matters. Free on YouTube, forever.
About the series
Films that travel with you.
Each episode follows a working field scientist for a few days — what they study, what they measure, what they argue about, and why it should change what you teach.
The first episode follows NOAA researchers in the Great Lakes around the R/V Alpena. The next will take us back to Utqiagvik.
Episodes
Latest from the field.
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Polar science · TBD
Coming soon: Sea ice from the inside
A return to Utqiagvik with Arctic researchers tracking the most consequential climate signal on Earth.
The Podcast
Listen deeper.
The same scientists. The same remote places. Longer conversations, unscripted moments, and the questions you only think to ask after the cameras stop rolling.
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Extended Cut: Inside the R/V Alpena
42 minThe NOAA researchers talk about what 20 years of Great Lakes data reveals — and what surprised them most.
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Ice Stories: What sea ice remembers
38 minAn Utqiagvik researcher explains how ice cores hold climate history, and why teachers should care.
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Coming soon: The funding conversation
TBDHow educators actually pay for professional development — and what districts get wrong about PD value.
For educators
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- — Discussion guides for every episode
- — Curriculum connections mapped to NGSS
- — Want to talk to the scientist on screen? Bring them into your classroom.
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