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An Inuit year in Mittimatalik
| Author/Presenter: Christian Kimber | Target Grades: Middle School (7-9), High School (10-12) |
| Availability: All, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter | Theme: Ecosystems, First Nations |
| Cost: None | School District: School District 5, School District 6 |
Description
Using a diagram based on the local knowledge of inhabitants of Pond Inlet, follow the yearly cycle of life in the Arctic. Consider the numerous environmental cycles and their impact on residents in this land of extremes. Explore the effects of change both climactically and culturally on these natural cycles of our most northern inhabitants.
With the possible introduction of a nearby iron mine what other changes to life could be expected?
Notes
Please contact presenter for specific classroom needs depending on presentation: Laptop and LCD projector for slides, display area for artifacts, internet connection for Google Earth flyover or webcam interview with current Mittimatalik resident.
Curriculum Matches
Grade 8 Science- Water Systems on Earth Grade 10 Science? Energy Transfer in a Natural System; Sustainability of Ecosytems Grade 11 ? Biology; Earth Science; Science and Technology; Sustainable Resources Grade 12 Science ? Sustainable Resources; Geology Socials 8 -11