The team finally dug down to the permafrost layer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Photo by Mr. Wojo

It was about 65 centimeters down in the tundra area. It was deeper in the forest area.

Challenge: Why do you think the permafrost layer would be found deeper down in the forest area?

The team had to dig through a few layers of soil. In the tundra, the team found organic matter all the way down to the permafrost layer. In the forest, the team went through a layer of organic matter, sandy soil, and then sandy soil with gravel. Then they hit the permafrost layer!

Here is a photo of the different kinds of soil mixtures from the forest:

Photo by Mr. Wojo

Some of the team also got to stay inside and do data entry. It was lots of fun. We entered over 2,500 pieces of data. We found out how important it is to keep everything consistent and FAIR.

No polar bears came out today.

Miss Santoro