tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76167023027876565782011-08-15T08:54:16.916-05:00This blog contains posts for the Far North Expedition for Peel Summer Academy.Far North Expeditionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16849570509769383377noreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616702302787656578.post-16386334480460071732010-08-20T05:11:00.004-05:002010-12-20T21:29:14.461-06:00

Finally got slide show uploaded.Have a good final two weeks before back to school. PSA Far North Expedition 2010 from Far North on Vimeo.

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Due to the extreme amount of studying yesterday for the exam we were unable to post yesterday. We're sorry. (The staff known as James and Peter) But we do have some pictures from our geocaching walk... Was pretty awesome, but lasted a bit long... There were rockets. Saw some cool little birds and small frogs all around. Also

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Wednesday August 11th 2010 Tips of the day (TOTD) #1. The zodiacs have handholds for a reason (bumpy!) #2.The tidal line is cool in more than one way (brrrrrrrr!) #3. Staying awake during a lecture is key (zzzzzzzzzzz!) #4. Sugar makes everything taste better (mmmmmmmmm!) #5. Don’t eat it if you don’t know what it is (mystery berries!) After breakfast we trekked back into Churchill to

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On THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS... Step inside — it's a wilder ride! Come on — ride on THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS!  Well, we weren’t on the magic school bus today- but we could’ve been! Today was an amazing learning experience, in the life of a researcher. We have 3 tips for YOU on how to become a researcher. 1. Have a good sense of humour One Na atom says to the other Na atom, “I think I lost an

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Step 1: Wake up at 0700. Take a quick shower and return to room. Step 2: Select attire for day’s activities. Step 3: Go to Dining Hall for communal breakfast. Step 4: Load onto vehicle and prepare for a rough ride. Step 5: Travel down rough roads for approximately half an hour. Step 6: Arrive at destination. Step 7: Explore surrounding area to locate ideal research zone. Step 8: Cordon

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Lessons Learned Today: Lesson #1: Don’t fiddle with the coordinates on the GPS.            -one wrong number sends you in the completely opposite direction; experienced by most of us during our GPS treasure hunt today) Lesson #2: Don’t be distracted by the GPS; always bring your camera            -evident in the lack of photos in our blog slideshow Lesson #3: Don’t jump on rusty boat floors

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That means, “Can you help me with Inuktitut?” Well, yes, we can! Here are some useful phrases for beginners: “Sukkailutit uqaruk…” – Say it slowly… “Tukisinngitara.” – I don’t understand. “Ikajuq!!” – Help!! Like many languages, Inuktitut isn’t all about speaking. Spelling is difficult, but important. Luckily for you, we’ve done all the legwork: Here’s how to spell “Peel Summer Academy loves

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We were up bright and early for breakfast at 7:30am, then we piled onto the bus for a tour of the surrounding area, with a particular look at the flora and fauna. We’ve started a list of all the different species we encounter: today, we added Yarrow, Alpine Arnica, and Purple Paintbrush. Our next stop was the Polar Bear Holding Facility, colloquially known as the “Bear Jail”. We dealt with

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Watch for Whales and that ringed seal.

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Our day started when the train finally pulled into its final stop in Churchill, the final destination of our Far North Expedition. After collecting our luggage from the baggage car, we proceeded to our bus (provided by the Churchill Northern Studies Centre) for a quick trip to “downtown” Churchill. Considering that most of us live near large cities, it came as a surprise that the café we

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Chugga      Chugga           Chugga                Chugga                     Chugga                          Chugga                               Chugga CHOO CHOO! All Aboard! Off to Churchill Manitoba folks. It’s Alex and Clarice here bringing you our first couple days of our journey Far North. So, it’s been a looooong trek up to the cold brisk north. And by long we mean, we just

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Before the trip starts I wanted you to read a few articles and get your response to them. Over the last few months I have been tagging articles in the popular press on Global climate change. Most have been coming from Science Daily News, etc. For this first assignment I want to you look at two issues. First a brief review of the community we will be visiting. I want you to get a sense of the

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It was great to see a lot of you out at the Orientation meeting last Wednesday. I plan to use this blog and email to communicate to you and your parents leading up to the trip and while the trip is on. I will make sure I email and also post to here. If you didn't hear me on Wed, Marlene and I (Doug) have talked and to make this a fun and somewhat casual experience we are going to drop the usual

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