Hi Katie.

Welcome back to the US! Just wondering what it has been like for you since you got back to Texas. Were your students all done with school? Did you get to see them? Was it strange to see so much light?

Looking forward to hearing about your return.

Janet

Dear Ms. Pena,

I cannot wait for you to come back on Wendsday!!!  We all miss you so much!!

I can't believe the school year is almost over.

See you,

Sara Thiessen

PS

it was SO fun to ask you questions on Thrusday!

Hello Katie and the team!
We loved the webinar, thanks for answering all our questions! We are really fascinated with the ferromanganese nodules, do you know where we could find them on the Continental U.S.?
thanks!
Raymond, ricky, marisol, annaly, yajaira, uriel, ivan, justin, giavanna, micah, derek, kris, manuel...and jillian

Hey Ms.pena

            we all miss you and im am sooooooo glad that we will have a video comfrence tomarrow . And all of us are glad that you are comeing back! even though we will miss ms.Scott we havbe missed you for over a month! i hope u have fun comeing back!

                                     -Arvind

ps.send us some pics of your big jacket! 

Hey Ms.pena

            we all miss you and im am sooooooo glad that we will have a video comfrence tomarrow . And all of us are glad that you are comeing back! even though we will miss ms.Scott we havbe missed you for over a month! i hope u have fun comeing back!

                                     -Arvind

ps.send us some pics of your big jacket! 

Hello Katie, this is New Start Middle School in Flagstaff, Arizona.  We have a few questions as we start to get ready for the webinar.  Thanks....

1.  What are you trying to learn from studying the ocean floor between Chile and Antarctica?   Ricky

2.  What information are you trying to learn from the coral collections?   Raymond

3.  Can you please explain the meaning of a seamount?   Marisol

4.  What species of fish have you collected in your tows, and new species so far?   ivan

5.  Are some of the rocks you found volcanic, and how do rocks grow rings to show their age?  Annaly

6.  How long does it take for the styrofoam to shrink, is there a specific measurement?   Kris

 7.  How old do you think the fossilized coral is?   Justin

8.  Is there anything you have seen that you think is strange on the sea floor between Chile and Antarctica?  Micah

 This is Emily with even more questions! We're really curious.

 1. What types of coral were taken up? 

 2. Why did the cups shrink?

Thank you for answering all our questions. We appreciate it. 

 Email back ASAP.

      Sincerely,

  Ms. Thomas's 4th grade class 

 P.S. The baseball team is coming back! They beat the Aggies ( all 3 games). Horns played great. Now they are playing in the Big 12 tournament. Go Horns!!!!

Hi Katie, thanks for responding to our questions. We are entering the last week of school and it is very busy. I plan to watch the webinar with at least one class. That is the last day of science, so I'm not sure how much control they will have :)
I have a question about the trawls- what is it that broke them off? I assume it was just the netting? Did they get snagged? How big or long are they?
Lastly, what kind of fish were in the photograph you recently posted?
So you are heading toward Elephant Island! Fabulous! Will you be close enough to get a visual? Please post a photograph!!
Stay warm, Lollie