The Arctic Today


Targets


This lesson is about how people live in the Arctic region now.  When you are done, you will know...


  • some of the effects of living in such a harsh climate
  • how  permafrost affects home building in the Arctic
  • how pollution makes problems in the Arctic
  • the effects of the midnight sun in summer and the all-day darkness in winter
  • why people are concerned about climate change
  • the natural resources that have been discovered recently

Introduction



The northern lights, or aurora borealis, look the same now as they years ago, but almost everything else in the Arctic region has changed. 

Watch this Aurora Borealis Aura video, and then go on to find out what the Arctic region is like today.