The YES I Can! Science team has prepared a curriculum guide to be used with grades 6 and 7 students to develop a basic understanding of the importance of stratospheric ozone. It is recommended for use in conjunction with field data gathered this spring by an expedition team skiing across Auyuittuq National Park on Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic. It may be used as a "real-time" event this spring, (e.g. as part of Earth Day activities), or as an archived event at a later point in time.

Daily Weather Conditions

Current Ozone Maps

Map #2: Small route map

Map #3: Larger, more detailed route map

Map #4: Very large, detailed trail map

Both Laurie and Emily are worldwide travelers with a particular interest in the Polar Regions.

For more biographical information follow the links below:

Laurie Dexter

Emily Schindler

The expedition team of five skiers will be skiing through the Auyuittuq, ("the land that never melts"), National Park of Canada, the first national park north of the Arctic Circle - a stunningly beautiful setting of deep mountain valleys, dramatic fiords, ancient glaciers, and rocky peaks.

The park has unpredictable weather patterns with high winds cooled by the glaciers all year round. The month of April generally sees temperatures ranging from -19°C to -7°C and 34 mm of snow.

For more information visit the park web site at:

http://parkscanada.pch.gc.ca/parks/Nunavut/
Auyuittuq/auyuittuq_e.htm

April 12 2002
Fly from Toronto/Ottawa to Qikiqtarjuaq via Iqaluit

April 13-14 2002
Travel by snowmobile over the sea ice to the head of North Pangnirtung Fiord

April 15-23 2002
Ski and sled-haul through the spectacular Akshayuk Pass in Auyuittuq National Park

April 24-25 2002
Continue over the sea ice of the South Pangnirtung Fiord to Pangnirtung

April 26 2002
Fly to Ottawa/Toronto

End of April 2002
Analyse and post collected data

YES I Can! resources for "real-time" science events are supported, in-part, by a generous grant from Suncor Energy Foundation