CHURCHILL
a
northern experience!
Welcome
to this site dealing with the subarctic town of Churchill, Manitoba
and 
!
This website is created by Mark Weaver, science chair at Clay
Middle (formerly Junior High) School, Carmel, Indiana, USA
and is based upon his experiences, research, and contacts that he has
acquired during and since his time in Churchill
with the support of the Carmel Clay Schools,
the Milken Family Foundation, the Indiana Department of Education,
Indianapolis Power & Light , and the people of
Churchill.
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WELCOME:
NATIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (NMSA)
&
viewers of PBS’s “NATURE”
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A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO:
Manitoba
Conservation, Land Information Centre:
Canada Map Sales
1007 Century Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3H OW4
1-877-627-7226
for their donation of the book
WAPUSK: White Bear of the North by Dennis Fast, by above and
Heartland Associates, Inc., 2003
to continue to bring current information to this website and its author
Thank
you for your visit and I hope that you enjoy the photographs, information and
diaries!
Don't forget to send an email if you wish!
I will continue to try to answer all of your questions periodically,
personally to you
or they will be listed on the questions section of this website.
This site allows you to view the famous migration of polar bears. You will be able to obtain on-line information about
the Hudson Bay area. You will be able to witness the daily photographs
that were taken during the expedition; read the daily journal recorded during
the peak of polar bear migration; participate in readings that deal with arctic
life; send e-mail to ask questions; link to other sites; obtain lesson plans
(below) and worksheets; find relationships to educational standards and much,
much more!
(The Churchill photographs and journal entries took place
on location from November 1-12, 1998)
Site last
updated: November 28, 2009
THOSE OF YOU USING THIS SITE NOW:
IF YOU ARE IN CHURCHILL
OR
IN A SCHOOL, OR WHERE EVER
YOU ARE IN THE WORLD...........
WELCOME!
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Churchill is located in northern Manitoba, Canada, on the west coast of Hudson Bay. The population of the town is between 800-1200 people. The main way visitors arrive in Churchill is to fly 966 kilometers (604 miles) or take the train 1697 kilometers (1060 miles) from Winnipeg at the bottom of the province. The landscape is considered to be "subarctic" but is surrounded not only by the Hudson Bay on one side and the Churchill River on the other, but tundra and taiga.
This area is simply an "ecotourist's"
paradise. In mid-summer one can witness the white beluga whales
accompanied by their calves under the breaking ice in the mouth of the
Churchill River. The spring provides ample opportunities for people to
birdwatch. But, this area is really famous for what takes place in late
October through mid-November. As winter approaches, so do the polar
bears! One of the largest denning areas for these great white bears is
found 40 kilometers (25 miles) southeast of town. The dens are not
visited by tourists, but the bears come to town! Made famous by the
National Geographic's "Polar Bear Alert" film, this area has become
well known. In actuality, as a group, the bears do not really roam the
streets--not to say that there are not rogue bears that do indeed roam the
streets, but mostly they are in the surrounding areas waiting for the ice to
form on Hudson Bay so they can go out and start harvesting the harbour
seals. Large converted school buses, called "Tundra Buggies",
take people out to these areas to view the bears during this time period.
Not always do people see a bear, the bears just may not be wandering
about. After all, this is real nature...not a zoo where animals are on
display.
Take a look at the DAILY
PHOTOGRAPHS of Churchill area. or scroll down to the links table.
OTHER WEBPAGES OF THIS PROJECT:
The following is a table of links around
"Churchill: A Northern Experience" site.
(JUST CLICK YOUR MOUSE
ON ANY UNDERLINED WORDS TO TAKE YOU TO THOSE WEBPAGES)
TAKE A LOOK AT THE RARE UNDERWATER PHOTOS TAKEN 6/13/07
(LINK IN CENTER, TOP BOX, THEN #2)
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1.DAILY PHOTOS on
location |
A RESEARCHER'S
DAILY JOURNAL during his
Churchill Experiences |
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On Temperature and Polar Bears (use this link for more information on both) |
FAQs (based on e-mail) |
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A
Special Feature |
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How to order |
ORIGINAL PROJECT SCHEDULE |
Worksheets & Projects
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RELATIONSHIP
TO INDIANA STATE SCIENCE STANDARDS 2000 |
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Do you
want to see a bear painted on a car? Click on the image--->
This website originated in
late October of 1998 and has been visited over
200,000 times.
More information about this
site's author Mark Weaver :
1.Farm
Bureau Inc Weaver press release 2 IDOE Press Release A
3.
IDOE Press Release B 4.Milken-IDOE
award
5 Disney Press Release
This site was
featured in the former website:” Who's Who on the Web 2002-2003”
Website, Photographs & Information © 2009
by Mark R Weaver for the Carmel Clay Schools
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