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Arctic
Arctic Studies Center. The Smithsonian's Arctic Studies Center is dedicated to the study of northern peoples, their history and environment and offers a variety of virtual exhibits http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/Maps of the Arctic Maps of regions within the Arctic Circle. The map link is on the left side of the page. http://arcticcircle.uconn.edu/
Northern Lights Awesome pictures of the Aurora Borealis. http://www.geo.mtu.edu/weather/aurora/images/aurora/
Iditarod Links
Iditarod 2009 Sled Dog Race - It has been called the 'Last Great Race on Earth." From Anchorage, in south central Alaska, to Nome on the western Bering Sea coast, each team of 12 to 16 dogs and their musher cover over 1150 miles in 10 to 17 days. http://www.iditarod.com/Scholastic Iditarod Home Page Get daily updates; read interviews with mushers and explore the trail on this great site. Lesson plans available for teacher use.http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/iditarod/
The Anchorage Daily News Coverage Obtain daily race standings and view the Iditarod Hall of Fame. Contains feature stories on the racers. Outstanding photos of the race. http://www.adn.com/iditarod/
Inuits
Inuit Life in Nunavik Contains information about clothing, traditional tools, arctic wildlife and describes a typical day in the life of an Inuit child.http://www.kativik.qc.ca/ulluriaq/Nunavik/inuitlife/
Missouri Botantical Garden Tundra Site This is a rich site giving information on tundra facts, plants, animals and also photos of arctic tundra .http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/tundra/index.htm
Wildlife
Animals of the Arctic This Thinkquest project has information on many animals living in the arctic Also contains stories to read, great pictures of the animals, interesting facts to share, and some fun activities to do. A resource page contains additional links. http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3500/index.Arctic Wildlife Portfolio . Includes sections on Birds, Mammals and Sea Mammals. Make sure you play the Polar Pairs game www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/html/wildlife.html