Into the Arctic -- Information and Educational Activities for Studying Climate https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS069 Summary 'Into the Arctic' contains educational materials about climate and climate history in the Arctic that use real data and questions from the Greenland Ice Sheet Project Two (GISP2). It is in the form of a single zip file which can be expanded and the files burned to a CD. Beginning in 1993, scientists from all over the world participated in the GISP2 project to drill through 3,000 meters of ice in Greenland, and discovered a history of the world's climate. Inspired by the research results from GISP2, 'Into the Arctic' offers instructional materials and activities for teachers to use in the many contexts of their daily teaching routines. Its unique feature is that it provides data collected and used by research scientists, and it provides students with the questions scientists grapple with in their research. There are no right or wrong answers. Students are presented with the data, and they are free to suggest answers to the questions posed. Lessons and activities are designed for use by secondary through lower-level college students studying Earth science, geography, history, social studies or chemistry. Information and activities are divided into four sections: Climate, Climate Change, El Nino, and the Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2. The subjects selected range from the broad (Climate and Climate Change) to the more specific (El Nino and the Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2) to provide the reader with background in Earth science that can then be applied using broadly related case studies. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 106.ARCSS069 * doi:10.5065/D65H7DC6 https://doi.org/10.5065/D65H7DC6 Versions 1.0 Citation NSIDC. 2009. Into the Arctic -- Information and Educational Activities for Studying Climate. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D65H7DC6 Accessed 20 May 2025. Additional citation styles can be generated by entering the DOI at CrossCite (https://citation.crosscite.org/). Acknowledgement In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements, please acknowledge NSF NCAR EOL in your publications with text such as: Data provided by NCAR EOL under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/ Related projects * ARCSS: NSF Arctic System Science https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/ARCSS Additional information * Spatial Type: multiple * Frequency: no set schedule * Language: English Grant Code OPP-9321416 ISO Topic Categories * climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere Categories * Ancillary Info * Arctic * Ice Physics * Snow and Land Ice Platforms * Publications Instruments * Not Applicable GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > CLIMATE INDICATORS > ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS > TELECONNECTIONS > EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION (ENSO) > ENSO * EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > EDUCATION/OUTREACH > CURRICULUM SUPPORT * EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS * EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > EDUCATION/OUTREACH > CURRICULUM SUPPORT > CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES Documentation * readme.1st [4 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/41A5974282E/readme.1st Related links * info: ARCSS Data Policy https://data.eol.ucar.edu/arctic_projects/arcss/Data_Policy.html * homepage: ARCSS EOL Webpage https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/arcss * download: NSF Arctic Data Center https://doi.org/10.5065/D65H7DC6 Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 1993-01-01 00:00:00 * End datetime: 1999-12-31 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 88.00 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 60.00 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -75.00 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -15.00 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu> https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Additional contact information * author: NSIDC https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/476 * principalInvestigator: Matthew Cross https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1702 * principalInvestigator: David McGinnis <dmcginni@nsf.gov> https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1701 * principalInvestigator: Roger G. Barry <rbarry@nsidc.colorado.edu> https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1122 * principalInvestigator: Richard L. Armstrong <rlax@nsidc.org> https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1232 * principalInvestigator: Claire Hanson https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1703 * principalInvestigator: Jeffrey R. Key <Jeff.Key@noaa.gov> https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1118 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS069?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS069?format=isotc211