The Spanish Flu killed 30 million people worldwide in 1918. Now, with history threatening to repeat itself, a scientific expedition speeds towards a remote island in the Arctic Sea, to recover strains of the lethal virus preserved under layers of ice.
Explore the close relationship the creatures of the Arctic have with their fragile ecosystem. Students take an in-depth look at how the region's whales, seals, birds, and bears are threatened by climate changes happening around them. They'll also see how these animals may be sounding an early warning of things to come for the entire global environment.
Discovery School - Arctic Biomes-Land of the Inuit
Nine months of freezing cold and three months of warmer weather — that's life in the Arctic. Witness the daily triumphs and struggles of the Inuit, who have lived in this icy environment for thousands of years. Students will see how global climate changes are not only affecting the Inuit's environment, but may be threatening their traditions and their very future.
Arctic Rising begins with somewhat of a bang when Anika Duncan is shot down in her airship after she and her partner attempt to investigate a ship that may be smuggling dangerous material. Anika survives the attack, but her partner, Tom, is injured, and after visiting him in the hospital, she returns home to recuperate. Relaxation is short-lived, however, when she receives a call bearing more bad news, plus she's asked to identify the men that supposedly attempted to shoot her down.
When David is assigned an essay on the history of dragons, there is only one thing he knows for sure---he wants to win the prize of a research trip to the Arctic.
