We Bid Each Other Farewell

Here is our Earthwatch Team and Crew gathering for a last photo outside the Churchill Northern Studies Center before we head for the airport. Due to high winds our flight was delayed and several missed their connecting flights. Lucky for me I'm staying in Winnipeg tonight. I am excited that tomorrow I visit Greenway School in Winnipeg. Check out their great website by clicking this link: http://www.wsd1.org/greenway/

Compare the Trees

Here are palm trees like you see at home in Florida.

Here are pine trees at the Arctic's Edge.

My challenge to students is:

How are the palm trees different from the pine trees?

Guess What We Saw!

Yes, we finally saw a polar bear. Hurrah, hurrah! My challenge to students is: Why do polar bears have white fur?

Here is a picture of a polar bear that we saw! Compare the top polar bear to this one. The picture at the top was taken in the winter. The bottom picture is in the fall. How is the polar bear's environment different in winter?

What Has a Long Slender Neck?

We were lucky to see these Tundra swans swimming in a lake. Our guide was surprised that these swans had not flown South for the winter. You can identify these swans by their black bill. How many swans do you see in the picture?

Find out why the Tundra Swans are often called "Whistling Swans." Click on the link below:

http://www.kwic.com/~pagodavista/schoolhouse/species/birds/tundswan.htm

Migrating Birds

We saw a flock of migrating birds. My challenge to students is: What does "flock" mean?



Here is anteresting fact. Oak Hammock Marsh, home to thousands of migrating birds, was designated as Canada's best outdoor attraction by Attractions Canada 2000.

My challenge to students is: What does the term migrating mean?

Look What We Saw in the Tundra!

Here's my photo of an Arctic Hare that we saw in the tundra today. He let us get very close before hopping away.

Find out why an Arctic hare will rise up on it's hind feet. Click on the link below!

http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/arctic/Ahare.html

Here's How We Bore Trees in the Arctic!

Click in the link below and the click slideshow to see how we bore trees.

Picasa Web Albums - Audrey - Tree Coring in a Nutshell