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\nChanging Planet: Permafrost Gas Leak\n

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\nPair earth scientists up to use an amazing online arctic portal mapping tool and Google Earth to analyze permafrost changes. They compare changes to data on atmospheric concentrations of methane to see if there is a correlation. Then...\n
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\nHidden bacteria have been trapped in the permafrost of our northernmost climates. An intriguing video explores climate change and its effects on the melting permafrost. Learners discover possible impacts these bacteria can have on the...\n
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\n\"Permafrost\n\n
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\nPermafrost Thaw Depth and Ground Cover\n

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\nThe thaw depth of tundra creates a positive feedback loop with both global warming and the carbon cycle. Scholars sort photos and develop a hypothesis for ground cover and permafrost depth. Then they review the data and measurements...\n
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\n\"Permafrost:\n\n
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\nPermafrost: Permanently Frozen Ground\n

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\nYoung scholars explore permafrost.  In this 3 states of matter lesson, students identify characteristics of solids and liquids.  Young scholars observe water and soil melting and freezing at various temperatures.  Students...\n
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\n\"Permafrost\n\n
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\nPermafrost\n

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\nStudents use a thermometer to analyze soil temperature data to determine which soil sample is normal, and which one is permafrost. In this permafrost lesson plan, students participate in a hands on activity where they identify the active...\n
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\n\"Soil\n\n
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\nSoil Permeability\n

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\nStudents discuss how soil permeability is affected by permafrost. For this soil lesson plan, students freeze soil over night, and discuss how the environmental conditions of freezing affect soil and further affect vegetation.\n
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\nKeep it Active\n

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\nStudents explore the active layer above permafrost and investigate various factors on the insulation value of the active layer.  In this energy transfer activity, students conduct and experiment to determine the effects of snow...\n
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\nTour of the Frozen Ground\n

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\nStudents discuss and observe permafrost features in their local community and compare and contrast these features with those described in a novel. For this permafrost lesson, students invite an elder from their community to discuss...\n
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\nWalking on Frozen Ground\n

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\nStudents listen to an Elder speak about permafrost structures in their area. In this permafrost lesson plan, students listen to the guest speaker, take a tour outside to view permafrost structures, and draw them.\n
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\nKeep It Cool\n

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\nStudents complete a science experiment to study insulation, heat transfer, and permafrost. In this permafrost study lesson, students design and test a soda insulator. Students graph their class data and discuss the results. Students...\n
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\nLayering the Soil\n

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\nStudents study and classify soil. In this soil science lesson, students classify soil by texture and size and study soil horizons. Students label the soil types with their specific soil horizon and learn about permafrost. Students...\n
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\nPolygons, Pingos, and Themokarst! Oh MY!\n

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\nStudents complete activities to learn about the common land features in Alaska. In this land study lesson, students study an overhead for permafrost features. Students define ice wedge polygons, thermokarst, and pingos. Students also...\n
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\nFrost Depth Study\n

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\nYoung scholars complete activities to study the frost and frost depth. In this frost study lesson, students use frost tubes to study and measure the frost at their school. Young scholars measure the frost in the tube and enter their data...\n
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\nFrost Depth\n

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\nLearners explore the concept of frost depth. In this frost depth lesson, young scholars conduct a scientific investigation that requires them to use a frost tube to measure, record, and graph frost depth data.\n
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\nBiomes: Extreme Climate\n

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\nStudents create a web connecting global warming, the Arctic, and wold climate. They write a paragraph explaining the role of the Arctic in world climate.\n
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\nTotally Tundra\n

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\nIn this tundra worksheet, students read about tundras and the plants and animals that live in tundras. They then use what they learned to answer the 10 questions on the page. The answers are on the last page.\n
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\nSome Like It Cold\n

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\nSixth graders study Canada's northern territories and four settlements above the Arctic Circle. In this northern Canada lesson, 6th graders maps and timelines to locate physical, political, and economic features of northern Canada....\n
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\nAlaska the 'Poster State\" For Climate Concerns\n

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\nStudents read an article on Alaska and its climate concerns.  In this research lesson students create a poster that contrasts Alaska then and now that pertains to climate change. \n
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\nWhat's This?: Early Humans\n

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\nEarly humans crafted shelters out of whatever materials they could find. A one-question quiz asks learners to identify the type of bones used to construct the hut pictured in a display.\n
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\nAt-Risk Communities\n

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\n\"Waiting to Move,\" a photo essay by Ciril Jazbec, brings into sharp focus the threats posed by climate change. Class members examine images of Shishmaref Island and the Native Alaskan Inupiate coastal villages that are impacted by rising...\n
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\nThe Water Cycle: Heating the Ocean\n

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\nThere is more to the water cycle than simply rain and evaporation! The first installment in a four-part series explores the solar heating of the ocean through three satellite animations. The animations offer different views of the earth...\n
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\nWhere Have All the Glaciers Gone?\n

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\nWhat happens when ice melts? Well ... water happens. When that melting ice is a glacier, the amount of water that results produces change throughout the world. Middle school science sleuths uncover the truth about global...\n
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\nInside the Svalbard Seed Vault\n

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\nOne of the most important deposits humankind can make isn't money. Explore the depths of the Svalbard Seed Vault using a video from the Veritasium playlist. The narrator and his guide examine the sealed cartons of seeds from nations...\n
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\nClimate Change: What's Hot? What's Happening?\n

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\nStudents conduct a web-based project to analyze recent or on-going climate change research in the North. They are exposed to the application of science in current research on climate change.\n
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