3.5 Inuit in Canada and Alaska

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• Leerjaar 3

Can you name 3 changes the Inuit have experienced over the past 50/60 years?

3.5 Inuit in Canada and Alaska

Program:

       - Picture & Opening 

       - Lesson goals 

       - 3.5 Inuit in Canada and Alaska 

       - Assignment 

       - Planning 

       - Closing

Lesson goals 

You'll learn why & how the life of the Inuit is changing. 

You'll be able to explain the effects of the climate change in the Northern Arctic. 

You can use scientific articles and information to explain convoluted subjects. 

The traditional way of life 

- Hunting & Gathering 

- Seals - Polar bears - Whales - Reindeers

- Living in tents & igloos 

Means of transportation:

      - Kayaks made of animal skin 

      - Dog sledges 

The Inuit now 

Many changes in lifestyle and transportation 

- Tourism 

- Trade 

- Oil extraction 

- Modern day life 

- Internet 

The traditional kayaks turned into...

1. Canoes
2. Motorboats
3. Sailingboats
4. Waterscooters

Igloos and tents turned into...

1. Bungalows
2. Apartments
3. Houses
4. Cabins

Dog sledges turned into...

1. Cars
2. Motorbikes
3. Snowmobiles
4. Quads

Changing jobs 

Less people are 

needed for the hunt. 

- More people started 

working in Tourism 

- Oil extraction 

High prices 

- All the western goods are imported with small planes 

- Prices go up 

- A small part of the community earns money

Name Inuit jobs

Faster warming 

Why does the climate change faster in the Northern Arctic?

In the past 50 to 60 years, about +4.0 degrees. 

Why does the climate change faster in the Northern Arctic?

Faster warming 

- Albedo effect 

- Darker surface 

- More dust 

- More dark surface 

- All these processes are enhancing each other.

Methane and Co2

Methane is stored in the permafrost. 

The melting of the permafrost exacerbates the warming of the arctic. 

Climate change and the Inuit 

There is less sea ice 

Less hunting grounds 

More waves due to the breaking 

sea ice 

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Melting permafrost

The frozen ground is melting. 

The permaforst has been frozen for hundreds of years.. 

Icy plains turn into marshes.

The sea is washing away the unfrozen coastline. 

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Make a small cartoon (max 3 drawings) about one effect of the melting permafrost.

Assignment 

- Presentation of about 5-10 minutes

- Explanation about your topic 

- Activating assignment 

- Find quality articles online and use their content.

- Make it exciting/interesting 

Topics and groups

Group 1: The traditional Inuit way of life 

Group 2: The Inuit now 

Group 3: High prices 

Group 4: Faster warming 

Group 5: Methane and Co2

Group 6: Climate change and the Inuit 

Group 7: Melting permafrost

Group 8: Who owns the arctic?

Next Lesson:

- Your presentations        (Friday 12-2)

Next week: Claiming the Northern Arctic

      - Instruction and assignments 

      - Readings from MS-teams

What news facts did you learn today about the Northern Arctic?

What subjects aren't completely clear?

Closing