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Prehistoric Human Response to Climate Change Resources

Climate Has Changed Before

Type: Article
Region: Arctic
Date: 1 June 2009
Grade Level: All Ages
Permission: Download
Description: Finish newspaper, Maaseudun Tulevaisuus, published this article about Micheal Wing and the archaeology team working in Yli-Li. Attached is the translated article (by Reija Shnoro).

Yli-li, Finland with Michael Wing

Type: Event
Region: Arctic
Date: 28 May 2009
Description: This Live from IPY! event was with PolarTREC Teacher, Michael Wing and State University of New York at Buffalo Archaeology PhD Candidate, Greg Korosec. They talked about the archaeological research...

Drake teacher to join archaeology expedition

Type: Article
Region: Arctic
Date: 27 April 2009
Grade Level: All Ages
Permission: Download
Description: Michael Wing, a PolarTREC teacher from Drake high school is traveling to Finland to join an archaeology expedition.

Ecological Cycles Part 1: Draw an illustrated diagram of the hydrologic (water) cycle

Type: Lesson
Region:
Arctic
Antarctic
Completion Time: About 1 period
Grade Level: All Ages
Permission: Download, Share, and Remix
Description: Overview In this activity, students diagram the hydrologic cycle. Most of the concepts will already be familiar to middle and high school students, but this activity is a good way to prepare for...

Ecological Cycles Part 3: Draw an illustrated diagram of the energy non-cycle

Type: Lesson
Region:
Arctic
Antarctic
Completion Time: About 1 period
Grade Level: High school and Up
Permission: Download, Share, and Remix
Description: Overview In this activity, students diagram the flow of energy through the Earth's ecosystems. A lot of the concepts presented here are necessary in order to fully understand the greenhouse effect...

The "Arctic Web Pages" Mini-Project

Type: Lesson
Region: Arctic
Completion Time: About a week
Grade Level: Middle School and Up
Permission: Download, Share, and Remix
Description: Overview Each group of 2-4 students will research an arctic topic from a list, build a small web page devoted to that topic, link the group’s page to other groups’ relevant pages, and advocate for...

Ecological Cycles Part 2 – Draw an illustrated diagram of the carbon cycle

Type: Lesson
Region:
Arctic
Antarctic
Completion Time: About 1 period
Grade Level: High school and Up
Permission: Download, Share, and Remix
Description: Overview In this activity, students diagram the carbon cycle. A lot of the concepts presented here are necessary in order to fully understand the greenhouse effect and global warming. This lesson...