Eyewitness Documentary of Changes in the Arctic's Climate

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• Teaching Tips
  Educator could combine the video with other resources that document changes in the Arctic with scientific data.
• About the Science
  On Banks Island in Canada's High Arctic, Inuit hunters have a close relationship with the natural world. They have observed changes in the permafrost, the fish harvests, and the landscape. Their observations of changes over the decades provide an important source of climate change data to scientists who study the Arctic. Comments from expert scientist: Concepts are clearly described, vocabulary is appropriate for the lay person. The problem with using oral tradition is that scientific evidence are not presented.
• About the Pedagogy
  Resource was originally part of an online exhibit from The Smithsonian Institution on climate change in the Arctic. Exhibit is no longer available on the SI site.
• Technical Details/Ease of Use
  Video length 5:32 min.