Arctic Svalbard, the High Arctic
In 2017, I traveled to the High Arctic as a Grosvenor Teacher Fellow. It was a transformative experience, to say the least. I hope these resources will help you understand this Polar Region and introduce your students to what has become a geopolitical hot spot.
Navigating resources on this page:
1) Please click on the green dots in the Thinglink below to read what I learned while experiencing this incredible, mysterious place.
2) Scroll down to view an Arctic slideshow
3) click on links in the Symbaloo for several resource links to ignite you and your students' learning journey to the Arctic, and lastly,
4) explore an easily tweak-able unit plan for learning about ocean threats...because I've learned you can't think about the Arctic without thinking about the Ocean. And you can't think about the Ocean without realizing how essentially linked we all are.
Navigating resources on this page:
1) Please click on the green dots in the Thinglink below to read what I learned while experiencing this incredible, mysterious place.
2) Scroll down to view an Arctic slideshow
3) click on links in the Symbaloo for several resource links to ignite you and your students' learning journey to the Arctic, and lastly,
4) explore an easily tweak-able unit plan for learning about ocean threats...because I've learned you can't think about the Arctic without thinking about the Ocean. And you can't think about the Ocean without realizing how essentially linked we all are.
Below is a slideshow of the Arctic landscape, flora, fauna, icebergs, whaling huts, hauntingly meditative gray skies, and more. Spend a few minutes soaking in these images of the "canary in the climate change coal mine."
Below are sites about the Arctic to get you and your students started with some solid facts and ideas: top left= general background about Arctic current events; top right = ocean noise pollution; bottom right = students making an environmental difference; center bottom = ; and bottom left = geopolitics of the Arctic.
UNIT PLAN
Unit plan exploring The Human Impact on Our Planet's Marine Environment.
Please tweak as needed for your context, and sift through the many resources linked in the plan.
Unit plan exploring The Human Impact on Our Planet's Marine Environment.
Please tweak as needed for your context, and sift through the many resources linked in the plan.