Our days will be jam packed with activities indoors and out.
Day 1:
- We arrive at the CNSC at approximately 10:00 a.m. We will receive an orientation and get ourselves settled in.
- Our first activity happens after lunch. We will bundle up and head outside to learn how to build a Quinzhee.
- In the evening we will learn from CNSC staff about the research currently happening in their facility.
- Following the lecture and as it gets darker we will enjoy the facility's Skywatch area and, cross our fingers, see aurora borealis.
- Will be out once again on the tundra learning how to build a different snow structure - an igloo.
- In the afternoon, students will travel off site and experience dog sledding with Blue Sky Expedition.
- After a day outside, students will be treated to a visit from a local elder to talk with them about traditional ways of life and culture in Northern Manitoba.
- Once again, students will have an opportunity to use the facility's Skywatch area to observe the night sky.
- Students will put their scientist hat on today as we head out on the the tundra to take and examine snow samples. This activity is led by CNSC staff on snow mobiles.
- In the evening we will be watching a science film and observing the night sky.
- On our final day in Churchill. MB students will take a tour of the abandoned Rocket Range on the CNSC site.
- After lunch and check out we will travel into the town of Churchill to visit the Eskimo Museum and Parks Canada office where students will meet an interpreter that will give us some historical background on Churchill, MB.
- We will eat dinner in Churchill, likely at the Sea Port hotel restaurant before boarding our flight home.
- Students will be tired and looking forward to seeing their families at the airport at 9:50 p.m.
Please check in to the blog to see student and staff updates as we experience the above activities. If we have good internet connection we hope to post videos, pictures and written words about our adventure.
The best part about recording our experience here, is going back and looking at how many people read our posts, and even better, commented on them. Please converse with us as we document this experience.
Mrs. Russell
We are all super excited for you. I hope you were able to gain some fabulous views from the plane. What did the terrain look like? Did you catch a glimpse of any polar bears? Keep us posted, and keep warm:)
ReplyDeleteMrs. Carrey
Thanks Mrs. Carrey. The flight was great. Neat to see all the lakes smattering the landscape as we traveled further north. I was surprised at how many coniferous trees there are actually. I kept a close watch for polar bears, but none were to be seen. Watch for a longer post from the kids tonight.
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