Expedition is getting closer

We have two weeks and a bit till the expedition starts and we have some last minute details to clear up. We thought of having a meeting before the trip but the logistics of getting any significant amount of the students together don't make this realistic. If you have any further questions before the trip starts please feel free to email myself.

I will paste the first assignment to be completed before the trip below. Please read it carefully and use the links provided to complete. If you have any questions please let me know.

I have a brief multiple choice survey for you to do. It will give me a sense of the range of abilities and experiences that you possess so we can take advantage of them as the trip progresses. Just click on the link to get the survey .

Courtney has the clothing in now and you can pick it up from her (please confirm with her when you will drop by the office cClayton@tcet.com) or she will have it waiting for you at the airport on the 28th.

I have been able to get Swiss Army Knives to sponsor the trip with free knives for the group. They are standard pocket knives. I will bring them in my checked luggage to distribute when we get to Churchill.

Please send a picture of yourself to me so we can match names to faces before the trip starts.

I hope you are getting excited for this trip. I am sure it will be the trip of a lifetime.

Doug

First Assignment - What is being reported?
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 history of this place. Considering the European contact started in 1610, Churchill has a long history in Canada. Read the tagged articles at http://delicious.com/doug.isaak and give me a summary of what your reaction is to the place. I am looking for a personal response to the place. Don't present facts but tell me about perhaps what you are expecting to see.

If you are unfamiliar with delicious.com, you can just click on one of the tags on the right hand side and it will bring up all the articles tagged by me. Follow the link to the article.

The second part of this assignment is to review at least 5 articles on climate change that I have tagged at the same above website. It doesn't matter which web pages you review but include reference to the web page in your discussion. You can stick to a theme if you wish (i.e. animals, ice, etc.) Give a brief summary of the article and give your personal response whether you agree or disagree with it. No more than a paragraph per article.

Please have this completed before the trip and emailed to me. If this will be a problem please contact me for alternate arrangements.