Talbert Middle School. A teacher with more than 28 years of experience, John enthusiastically engages students in learning about the effects on a warming planet by changes in the carbon cycle from the Alaskan and the Siberian tundra. Using web-based tools, his students have joined research expeditions to monitor the environmental changes in the water quality and climate effects on the glaciers of Mount Kilimanjaro, and are challenged during these expeditions through interactive blogs that include lectures, activities, videos, and leading questions. For the 7th graders, for example, John enlists climate scientists to begin interactive blogs with the students and develop a personal and professional collaboration. At the end of the expeditions, the student groups invite the scientist to a Skype meeting where they are introduced to the rest of the class and are given time to talk about their careers and research.