All About The Arctic: Resources
Discover a set of resources designed to give you background information on all things Arctic!
What are rocks?
Learn about the types of rocks, the rock cycle, and weathering and erosion.
Healthy Soil
Students will explore the composition and characteristics of different local soils and learn about what makes soil healthy.
The World of Ocean Currents
Learn about oceans and ocean currents and how they are being impacted by climate change.
Ice on Earth - The Cryosphere
Learn about the cryosphere and how it is being impacted by climate change.
Introduction to Rivers & Streams
Learn about the physical geography, chemistry and ecology of rivers and streams.
The Dirt on Soil Conservation
If I asked you to name a few things that all life on the planet couldn’t live without you could probably come up with some good answers, but I bet you’d never think to say dirt.
What makes soil hard and compacted?
Explore how walking on soil changes how water soaks into the ground and why that matters to gardeners and farmers.
What is Ocean Warming and Why Does It Matter?
Oceans absorb the greatest amount of solar radiation on Earth. Ocean warming can lead to glaciers melting and ocean acidification.
What is soil made of?
Students will explore the composition and characteristics of different local soils and learn about what makes soil healthy.
What are the best materials to use for cleaning water?
Water is a precious natural resource. What happens if it gets polluted? Learn how water can be cleaned with this hands-on activity?
How did dinosaurs leave fossils behind?
Using a toy dinosaur and some plaster of Paris, learn how dinosaur footprints could become fossils.