What are you doing for International Polar Year? Science North is pleased to
make available a 100 m2 (1000 sq ft) traveling exhibit to educate, fascinate
and entertain your visitors about the science of the Arctic. Featuring graphics
in English, French and Inuktitut, the exhibit is designed for easy installation
in venues of all types. The exhibit can also be separated into individual components
to meet the needs of smaller venues. Arctic Adventure features 10 interactive
exhibit kiosks and audiovisual components featuring animal adaptations, human
adaptations, and the science that is unique to the Arctic.
Arctic Landscapes
The Arctic landscape is diverse, from virtually featureless pack ice to mountains
and glaciers, wetlands, ice fields and fiords. Visitors use 3D stereo viewers
to see the topography of the glaciers, mountains and communities of Ellesmere
Island, the most northerly island in North America, and the world's tenth largest
island.
How big are icebergs?
This kiosk tells the story of the incredible Arctic ice and icebergs. Did you
know that only 10% of an iceberg is above the waterline? Visitors manipulate
an iceberg model to reveal how much of an iceberg sits below the water level.
Polar Bear Research
Featuring 3 video components, this exhibit tells the story of the polar bear
life cycle and the science of polar bear satellite tracking. Canadian polar
bear researchers talk about their experiences with polar bears and the current
threats to polar bears around the world. Canada is proud to be home to the largest
number of polar bears in the world!
Polar Bear Lab
Visitors learn about the unique adaptations that polar bears have developed
to survive in the North by comparing the skulls and claws of the three North
American bears - grizzly, black and polar bear.
Polar Bear Weigh Station
The ultimate weigh in! Visitors compare their weight to that of a juvenile and
adult polar bear using a 'polar bear scale.'
Arctic Animal Quiz
Featuring Arctic animal specimens, like a narwhal tusk and musk ox hair, visitors
can test their knowledge of Arctic animal trivia.
Whales of the Arctic
Visitors discover the amazing adaptations and behaviors of the three true Arctic
whales: bowhead, beluga and narwhal. The exhibit features models and narrated
videos of each of the Arctic whales.
Fly with the Arctic Tern!
The Arctic tern is the most well-traveled animal on the planet! It is the only
creature, besides humans, that visits both the Arctic and the Antarctic. The
Arctic tern is the only animal that actually migrates pole to pole, seeking
summer at both ends of the earth! This is a video kiosk featuring 4 videos detailing
the Arctic tern's annual migration south, summer in the Antarctic, migration
north and nesting in the Arctic.
The Summer Tundra
The Arctic is dominated by two ecozones, the Boreal Forest and the Tundra. The
treeless rocky tundra with its permanently frozen ground is the ecosystem most
closely associated with the far north. It covers over a quarter of Canada and
over three-quarters of Alaska! This video kiosk showcases Arctic plants; their
adaptations and unique life stories.
Living in the Arctic
Over centuries indigenous peoples in the Arctic have lived and flourished under
some of the harshest conditions on Earth. Arctic people include the Inuit in
Canada, Greenland, Alaska and Russia; the Na'Dene in Canada and Alaska; the
Aluets and Athabaskans in Alaska; the Saami in Scandinavia; and the Chukchi,
Nenets, and many more in Russia. This exhibit features Inuit artifacts such
as sun goggles, an inukshuk and an ulu knife. The video component of the kiosk
tells the story of these artifacts and how these technologies have evolved to
assist with people's survival in the extreme Arctic environment.
Bonus! Set pieces
Arctic Adventure also comes with three 8'x10' spectacular backdrops to
'set the scene' for your visitors.
The Arctic Map
- A large, full color circumpolar map of the Arctic identifies all countries,
major cities, oceans and islands.
The Polar Bear
- Sea ice landscape of a polar bear and his Arctic fox follower.
The Tundra
- Vast image featuring sea ice summer breakup, arctic geology and flowering
summer plants.
Web Site:
Online Marketing and Education Guide available at: http://sciencenorth.ca/media/m05aa/about-home.html,
Username: arctic, Password: polarbear
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS:
- Educational materials
- Marketing manual
- Operations manual
- Installation manual