A SAMPLING OF INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS

OVERVIEW OF THE ARCTIC (*STEM compliant):

The focus of this program will include the following major topics:

• Personal account of an expedition to the geographic North Pole
• Introduction to the Arctic region – comparisons with Antarctica
• Atmospheric and optical phenomena unique to the Polar Regions
• Science of sea ice, northern lights, climate change, ecology, etc.
• Distinctive animals of the Far North – their behavior and habitats
• Indigenous cultures – their traditional lifestyles and mythology

BE THE POLAR EXPLORER:

The focus of this program will include the following topics:

• Polar exploration history: John Franklin, Roald Amundsen, Fridtjof Nansen and others
• Descriptions of logistics planning, expedition gear and required training
• Polar travel – past & present: skiing, dog-sledding, kite-skiing, etc.
• Stories of contemporary explorers: Will Steger, Borge Ousland and others
• Polar firsts: Robert Peary, Sir Wally Herbert, Richard Byrd, Ann Bancroft and others

STAND AT THE NORTH POLE (*STEM compliant):

The focus of this program will include the following topics:

• Getting there: North Pole vs South Pole
• Physical comparisons of the Arctic to Antarctica near the geographic poles
• Personal accounts of expeditions to the geographic North Pole
• Life and conditions at Borneo Ice Base on the Arctic ice
• Atmospheric phenomena in the Arctic, properties and dynamics of sea ice
• The concept of time zones
• Investigation of Geographic North Pole vs Magnetic North Pole

HUNT LIKE THE POLAR BEAR:

The focus of this program will include the following topics:

• Basic Polar Bear facts: their habits and range throughout the circumpolar Arctic
• The importance of indigenous subsistence hunting rights
• Impacts of climate change on regional polar bear populations
• Other Arctic wildlife: narwhal, beluga, seal, Arctic wolf, Arctic fox, reindeer and others
• Conservation status, efforts and controversial legislation

LIVE LIKE THE INUIT / SAAMI / DOLGAN:

The focus of this program will include the following topics:

• Introduction to indigenous groups and territories across the circumpolar Arctic
• Indigenous lifestyles, cultural traditions, mythology and legends
• Animal husbandry, hunting methods and tools, food sources
• Clothing, dwelling types and nomadic methods of travel
• Discoveries of woolly mammoth remains in the Siberian tundra
• Indigenous art – traditional paintings, graphics, sculpture, music etc.
• Impacts of climate and societal change on traditional lifestyles

BE THE POLAR SCIENTIST (*STEM compliant):

The focus of this program will include the following topics:

• Description of the various types of polar research: Anthropological to Zoological
• Drilling of ice cores and what they reveal
• Investigation of atmospheric polar phenomena: auroras, sun dogs, fata morgana, etc.
• All about snow, sea ice, glaciers and icebergs
• Polar weather and geological facts
• Climate science, dynamics of ice, modeling and forecasts
• Introduction to ARMAP – Arctic Research Mapping Application

INTRODUCTION TO EMERGING ISSUES IN THE ARCTIC IN THE 21st CENTURY

• Geared primarily for upper high school and college students and adult audiences, this comprehensive presentation covers a broad range of Circumpolar North topics as viewed through the scope of Arctic indigenous peoples. These include: national governance, security and conflict, impacts of climate change, globalization, rights to self-determination, territorial claims, and environmental concerns. (click icon for outline)

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ARCTIC INDIGENOUS VISUAL ARTS

An introduction to the regional styles and types of artwork from around the Circumpolar North, this multimedia program will explore the cultural contexts; relationships between artistic expression and the Arctic environment; spirituality/mythology, and the artists’ responses to contact with non-native peoples. This is a STEAM program (Science Technology Engineering ARTS Mathematics).

Regions covered include the coastal North American Northwest and Alaska, Cape Dorset of Nunavut (Arctic Canada), Greenland, Finnmark (Lapland) in Scandinavia, and Siberia.

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