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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Arctic Ocean

For Students 9th - 10th
Lengthy illustrated article about the Arctic Ocean discusses all the many features and characteristics of this vast northern ocean--sea ice, icebergs, ice shelves, ice islands, the Arctic Ocean floor, continental shelf--as well as the...
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Canada Science and Technology Museum

Kids Zone: Arctic Diary

For Students 3rd - 8th
Have you ever wanted to be a scientist in the Arctic? Learn from the journals of a research group working on the Arctic sea ice at the northerntip of Canada. Global warming, security of northern routes, pollution, and changes to the...
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Alaska

For Students 9th - 10th
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve offers information about its expansive wilderness. Here you can find park maps and visitor information, as well as information on the park's geology. A "teacher feature" includes educational...
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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Arctic

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on the climate, permafrost, vegetation, wildlife, environmental concerns, and ocean in the Arctic Region of the world.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Ice Stories: Dispatches From Polar Scientists: About the Arctic

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief article featuring the details that make up the Arctic region.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Arctic Fox (Alopex Lagopus)

For Students 9th - 10th
View images and read statistics and facts about the Arctic Fox, including where they live, their appearance, diet, behavior, breeding habits, and how they disguise themselves from predators.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Arctic Hare (Lepus Arcticus)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the Arctic Hare, including their habitat, appearance, behaviour, and much more. Images of this species and statistics can also be found here.
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National Wildlife Federation

National Wildlife Federation: Wild Places: Arctic

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the ecological state of arctic environments, plant, and animals.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Arctic Studies Center:caribou & Reindeer

For Students 9th - 10th
This site takes a look at the caribou and reindeer found in arctic regions around the world. Content includes the personal observations of the 19th Century Naturalist, Edward Nelson.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why the Arctic Is Climate Change's Canary in the Coal Mine

For Students 9th - 10th
William Chapman explains why scientists often describe the Arctic as the "canary in the coal mine" when it comes to climate change. [3:59]
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Stockholm University: The Arctic Fox

For Students 9th - 10th
Not only does this comprehensive site present a wealth of factual information on the Arctic fox but also delves into exploitation of this animal in North America, Russia, Iceland, and Greenland.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Arctic Ground Squirrel

For Students 9th - 10th
The Canadian Museum of Nature provides characteristics of the Arctic Ground Squirrel.
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McGill University

Mc Gill University: Canadian Biodiversity: Ecozones: Southern Arctic

For Students 3rd - 8th
A brief, concise description of the Southern Arctic ecozone which extends across the northern edge of the continental Northwest Territories and Quebec. It includes a collection of images of the landscape as well as those of animals and...
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McGill University

Mc Gill University: Canadian Biodiversity: Ecozones: Arctic Basin Marine

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Arctic Basin Marine ecozone is found to the west of the Northwest Territories archipelago. This brief, concise description includes a collection of images of the animals and birds native to the location. Many of the images include...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Us History Map: Arctic, Northwest Coast and California Tribes

For Students 4th - 8th
A brief description of some of the main Native American tribes that lived in the Arctic, along the Northwest Coast, and in California.
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A&E Television

History.com: The Inuit Woman Who Survived Alone on an Arctic Island After a Disastrous Expedition

For Students 9th - 10th
In the early 1920s, 25-year-old Ada Blackjack survived two years on the frigid Wrangel Island after a failed expedition to claim the island for Canada. Wrangel Island sits north of the Siberian coast in the harsh Arctic waters of the...
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McGill University

Mc Gill University: Canadian Biodiversity: Ecozones: Arctic Cordillera

For Students 3rd - 8th
A concise description of the Arctic Cordillera that runs along the northeastern fringe of Nunavut and Labrador. It includes an excellent collection of images of the landscape as well as those of animals and birds native to the location....
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McGill University

Mc Gill University: Canadian Biodiversity: Ecozones: Arctic Archipelago Marine

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Arctic Archipelago Marine ecozone includes Hudson Bay and most of the water surrounding the islands of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. This is a brief, concise description of the location, climate, geology, and flora and...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Arctic Shrew

For Students 4th - 8th
Arctic Shrews prefer grassy clearings and marshes within coniferous forests and are never very dense in population. Mortality is high early in life. Learn more about the Sorex arcticus, more commonly known as an Arctic Shrew, in this...
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Other

Natural Resources Defense Council: Oil and the Arctic Wildlife Refuge

For Students 9th - 10th
The continuing debate between oil drilling and wilderness preservation rages on. Questions concerning the impact to the land and animals are discussed in this site.
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Other

Arctic Circle: Inupiat of Arctic Alaska: Social and Cultural Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive article discussing the social and cultural life of the Inupiats including relationships, celebrations, religion and health, and law and social control.
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McGill University

Mc Gill University: Canadian Biodiversity: Ecozones: Northern Arctic

For Students 3rd - 8th
A brief, concise description of the chain of islands that form most of the archipelago north of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. It includes an excellent collection of images of the landscape as well as those of animals and birds...
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Curated OER

Bureau of Land Management: Alaska's Cold Desert

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Arctic tundra biome of Alaska. A discussion of its characteristics, and the animals and the plants that live there.
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Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Carnegie Museum of Natural History: Needle to the North

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibit explores Arctic expeditions of the twentieth-century via the photos and field notes of researchers who experienced the "alien landscape rife with cold, darkness, and isolation."

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