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Arctic Circle: Inupiat of Arctic Alaska: Growing Up in an Inupiat Village

For Students 9th - 10th
Lengthy article describing in detail village life for an Inupiat child in North Alaska in the years following World War II. Follows the child from infancy to youth to marriage and family.
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Arctic Circle: Inupiat of Arctic Alaska: Social and Cultural Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive article discussing the social and cultural life of the Inupiats including relationships, celebrations, religion and health, and law and social control.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Arctic Warbler

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to the sounds of the warbler and delve into topics such as range, habitat, food, behavior and more on this thorough site.
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National Earth Science Teachers Association

Windows to the Universe: Graphing the Extent of Sea Ice in Arctic and Antarctic

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students graph sea ice extent in both polar regions over a three-year period to learn about seasonal variations, and over a 30-year period to learn about longer-term trends.
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Cape Farewell Arctic Voyage

For Students 9th - 10th
Cape Farewell is an organization dedicated to the study of the ocean's role in regulating global temperature and its relationship to climate change and global warming. Each year a trek is made in order to study these climate changes....
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McGill University

Mc Gill University: Canadian Biodiversity: Ecozones: Northern Arctic

For Students 3rd - 8th
A brief, concise description of the chain of islands that form most of the archipelago north of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. It includes an excellent collection of images of the landscape as well as those of animals and birds...
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Arctic Ocean: What Are Conductors and Insulators?

For Students 4th - 6th
Visit Vlad and learn about the properties of conductors and insulators, and what materials are used for them.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Arctic Ocean: How Can We Change Materials?

For Students 1st - 3rd
Join Jacob on the Nova Zembla Expedition, and help him use suitable materials for building his house.
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Curated OER

Bureau of Land Management: Alaska's Cold Desert

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Arctic tundra biome of Alaska. A discussion of its characteristics, and the animals and the plants that live there.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Ptarmigan

For Students 9th - 10th
This Smithsonian website has a brief, but thorough, article on the Ptarmigan. It also includes pictures and an extensive quote from 19th Century naturalist Edward Nelson.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Ice Stories: Dispatches From Polar Scientists

For Students 9th - 10th
During the International Polar Year, scientists descended on the Arctic and the Antarctic in droves. While there, they documented their experiences and research work. That rich database of information, covering November 2007 to October...
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Muskox

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about the muskox. Besides finding a detailed description of this resident of Canada?s arctic tundra, you?ll also learn about some of its unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Mammal Fact Sheet on the...
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International Polar Year

For Students 9th - 10th
International Polar Year is a multinational endeavour to study the Arctic and Antarctic over a period of two years. More than 200 scientific proects will be undertaken between March 2007 and March 2009.
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Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Carnegie Museum of Natural History: Needle to the North

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibit explores Arctic expeditions of the twentieth-century via the photos and field notes of researchers who experienced the "alien landscape rife with cold, darkness, and isolation."
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NOAA

Noaa: Where Will the Polar Bears Go? [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Get to know polar bears and learn why it is important for them to live in the current arctic conditions. Make a poster that demonstrates your understanding of how climate change in the arctic could affect polar bears and humans.
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Ohio State University

Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This online magazine for educators is geared to integrate inquiry-based science and literacy focused in the concentrated area of the arctic and antarctic.
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Ohio State University

Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This online magazine for educators is geared to integrate inquiry-based science and literacy focused in the concentrated area of the arctic and antarctic.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Looking Both Ways

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an interactive exhibit from the Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center featuring the Alaskan Native Alutiiqs. Learn much information about the people, their culture, and see where they live.
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National Snow and Ice Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center: All About Sea Ice

For Students 9th - 10th
An intensive look at sea ice, its characteristics, how it is formed, where it occurs, why it is so important, scientific research, its impact on early explorers' voyages, and so on. Antarctic and Arctic sea ice are compared for...
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Bering Land Bridge National Preserve

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Hands-on curriculum unit in which students will explore the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve and learn about the past and present cultures of this arctic landscape. Students will also discover the plants, animals, and geology of this...
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NASA

Nasa: Astrobiologists to Hunt Small Game in Siberia

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed article on information obtained from the Arctic permafrost. Scientists find vegetation in ice. Very Interesting! (July 27, 1999)
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NWT Literacy Council

Nwt Literacy Council: Five Photo Stories (For Beginning Adult Readers) [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The activities in this extensive unit (163 pages) are intended for adult learners but could be adapted for struggling readers at younger ages. The photo stories are brief, only a few sentences, and focus on Arctic topics, such as sled...
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Other

The Road to Nunavut

For Students 9th - 10th
This web page sources the creation of Nunavut to the land claims made by aboriginals as it traces the evolution of people and communities in the Northwest Territories. The ultimate establishment of Nunavut is accounted for by the...
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Polar Bears International: The Bear Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Polar Bears International, dedicated to the worldwide conservation of the polar bear and its arctic habitat, provides extensive information about the polar bear. Content includes polar bear I.Q., hibernation facts,...

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