STUDENT DOWNLOADS
Arctic Orientation Package
Packing List
Arctic Media Toolkit
SOI Arctic 2011 Backgrounder
(share this document with your local media)
Important Forms Final Checklist
Education Program Letter
Expedition Reader
GENERAL ARCTIC INFORMATION
EducaPoles
(Visit the International Polar Foundation's excellent Arctic interactive multimedia)
State of the Arctic Coast 2010 – Scientific Review and Outlook
International Arctic Science Committee, Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone, Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme, International Permafrost Association
Canadian Polar Commission
Government of Nunavut
Nunatsiavut Government
Canadian Arctic Resources Committee
Canada and the Circumpolar World
Avataq Cultural Institute
National Inuit Youth Council
Inuit Art Foundation
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Inuit Circumpolar Conference
SCIENCE AND RESEARCH
Arctic Institute of North America
Nunavut Wildlife Management Board
Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Canadian Ice Service
Getting Started in Oral Traditions Research
POLE TO POLE
Arctic-Antarctic sea ice comparison
NASA Cryosphere Imagery
WEATHER OR CLIMATE
GLOBE Seasons and Biomes Atmosphere/Climate protocols
WHY IS IT COLD IN THE POLAR REGIONS?
Information about the seasons and climate
from Iowa State University’s Polaris Project North Star
Video clip about Earth’s tilt and the seasons
An online calculator to determine sunrise and sunset times
at different latitudes and longituds around the world
OZONE HOLE DEMONSTRATION
United Nations Environment Programme information about the ozone hole
Background information from the University of Cambridge
Centre for Atmospheric Science
The role of CFCs in ozone destruction
ICE INTRODUCTION
A multi-media tour of the cryosphere from NASA
ALBEDO
An interactive demonstration of albedo and related concepts
based on information from NASA and the US Geological
Survey
Overview of the cryosphere in climate research
GROWTH AND FLOW OF ICE SHEETS
US National Snow and Ice Data Center—quick facts on ice sheets
Ice Sheet chapter from Global Outlook for Ice and Snow
from the United Nations Environment Programme
Glacier glossary
WHEN ICE MELTS
A short video exploring Archimedes’ principle
Goddard Institute for Space Studies report on ice melt and sea level rise
Measuring sea level
SEA ICE AND OCEAN CURRENTS
A Northern Hemisphere perspective on sea ice and ocean processes in the Arctic
EXAMINING ICE CRYSTALS
Sea Ice Physics and Ecosystem Experiment
Diagrams and explanations of crystal structures
More information about polarisation
Information and tutorials about polarisation and optical birefringence
Simple explanation of polarisation
SURFACE CURRENTS
The Global Drifter Program—satellite-tracked drifting buoys
Fundamentals of surface ocean currents
DEEP WATER CIRCULATION
Deep water circulation
Downloadable animations of ocean currents
NASA ‘Ocean Motion’
ARGO project (free-drifting profiling floats)
SEA ICE POROSITY AND OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS
Sea Ice Physics and Ecosystem Experiment (SIPEX)
POLAR FEASTS
Simple game related to polar food chains
Diagram of Arctic marine food web
Pictures of Arctic marine organisms from
the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
BLUBBER INSULATION
Details about blubber
THE EARTH THROUGH TIME
A look at Earth’s climate through time
An introduction to plate tectonics
A more comprehensive background
Information, diagrams and animations about geology from the University of Tromsø
RECONSTRUCTING PAST CLIMATES AND ENVIRONMENTS
Diatoms
Palaeoclimatology
Palaeoclimatology information from NOAA
FORMATION OF GLACIAL VALLEYS
National Snow and Ice Data Center Glacier Gallery
(photos of glaciers and glacial features)
Background material and activities from the US National Park Service
Background material and photos of glacial features
Glacier glossary
PERMAFROST AND TEMPERATURE CHANGES
US Fish & Wildlife Service: Ice Wedges, Polygons and Pingos
All about frozen ground from the US National Snow and Ice Data Center
TUNNEL MAN:
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
OPTIMAL FORAGING
Snowy owl research in Nunavut
ArcticWOLVES IPY Project
WHAT IS COMMUNITY
Canadian Council for Geographic Education Lesson Plans
(for more classroom resources on Arctic-specific life and land
topics)
Many Strong Voices (a group that links Arctic and small island developing states)
Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic
WHAT WILL BE THE FUTURE OF THE ARCTIC?
The Arctic Human Development Report (AHDR)
for a general overview and as a source of information and statistics
on
culture and societies in the North
For position research:
Politicians
Researchers
NGO Representatives
Economists
UP THE FOOD CHAIN: POLLUTION IN THE ARCTIC
What are POPs?
General articles on pollution in the Arctic
Canadian Arctic Resources Committee information
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)
Biology online information on pollution in the Arctic
KEEPING WARM ON POLAR EXPEDITIONS
Informative poster on polar clothing from Scott Polar Research Institute
UNDERSTANDING AURORAS
Comprehensive information about auroras
(with pictures, movies and web links) from the Exploratorium
More about the science behind auroras
More information with good photos of auroral forms and structures
Information, links and images
NASA videos of conjugate auroras
British Astronomical Association Auroral Section
VIEWS FROM SPACE
ESA School Atlas; geography from space thanks to real satellite imagery
LandSat: A Global Land-Observing Program
Glacier glossary
THE MISSING ENERGY MYSTERY: POPCORN AND NEUTRINOS
IceCube Neutrino detector main website
IceCube Education and Outreach site
YouTube clip about the detector
Popcorn popping in super-slow motion
CLIMATE CHANGE INFORMATION
Earthwatch Institute
Understanding Canadian Weather
Pembina Institute's Climate Change portal
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
World Wildlife Fund: Climate
The Northern Climate ExChange
Climate Action Network
Scott Polar Research Institute
David Suzuki Foundation: Climate Change
Environment Canada: Climate Change
One Tonne Challenge
Climate Change- Environment Canada
Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations
Health Canada: Climate Change and Health Office
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
CO2 Science
Climate Change Calculator
Carbon Footprint Calculator
Year Round Programs - Earth Day
Sustainable Energy Solutions
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Northern Climate Exchange
Sierra Club - Clean Energy
World Resource Institute
Climate Change Youth Café
Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
Walter and Duncan Gordan Foundation
Counter Currents
The University of Winnipeg Climate Change Resources
Union of Concerned Scientists
World Health Organization
United Nation Environment Programme
SELECT NORTHERN NEWS MEDIA
CBC News North
Nunatsiaq News
Northern News Services
Inuit Broadcasting Corporation
ARCTIC EXPLORATION
Arctic Exploration Overview
EDUCAPOLES.org
EducaPoles
(The International Polar Foundation's educational website)
Flash Animations:
1) Humankind: Culprit and Victim of Climate Change Today
2) The Polar Regions: The First Areas of the Planet to Be Affected by Climate Change
3) Impacts of Climate Change on the Oceans
4) The biodiversity: Climate Change
5) Biodiversity in the Arctic
6) The Polar Regions: One of a Kind Laboratories for Scientific Research
Pedagogical Dossiers:
1) Climate change: What is it?
2) The Polar Regions
3) People in the Polar Regions
4) Climate Change: Consequences for the Planet and the Polar Regions
5) Paleoclimatic Exploration in the Arctic and Antarctic
6) The new economic stakes of climate change
7) Fishing in the Arctic and Antarctic: Exploiting Living Resources
8) Exploitation of mineral resources
Weblinks
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