SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

It was exciting looking over my blog with Ms. Lissade's class. One of the questions that provoked the most conversation was the fact that the time difference from New York City was minimal despite the distance. The students also expressed disbelief in the weather conditions in Churchill. As soon as one says the word "Arctic", the assumption is of constant snow. So, as one student asked, "Where is it?" 

Using the maps in your classes, find Canada and then Churchill, Manitoba.

Where is it in relationship to the Arctic Circle and the North Pole.

What has the weather been like this past year? the last five years?

Check the news for the last month and find any articles on the arctic. Bring them in to share with your classes.

Vocabulary: arctic, thaw, tundra, ecosystem, permafrost, treeline, climate change, impact