Permafrost in a Box

Project:     Uniting Native Indigenous Traditional Education and University Science (UNITE US)
Subject:Atmospheric Sciences
Theme:Arctic Climate
Grades:9-12

In this lesson, students will learn about the relationship between traditional Athabaskan housing and the perseverance of permafrost. Students will also learn how to build a class model of permafrost features and then record the changes over the course of several days.