Station 7
Gambell, Alaska

Since 1980, the period of ice coverage in Gambell, Alaska has decreased by 30 days (Klimahaus).

Students will watch the video on Gambell, Alaska and read Station 7: Gambell in the Companion Reader below.
 
 

Students will:

1. Use Google Earth to develop a sense of place.
2. Use the data and information on the climograph in the Companion Reader to observe patterns in rainfall and temperature.
3. View the animation Permafrost—What Is It? and explore other resources at the Alfred-Wegener-Institut website.
4. Identify factors that influence climate.
5. Identify sources of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions.

Create a visual model of methane release from thawing permafrost. The model may be hand-drawn images, digital images, or a physical model with labels. Include the key scientific principles and processes that explain methane release from thawing permafrost. (Instructions for students are in the Station 7: Gambell reading).
 

Alfred-Wegener-Institut. (n.d.). Permafrost. Retrieved from https://www.awi.de/en/focus/permafrost.html

NASA Global Climate Change. (2017, October 24). Arctic sea ice minimum. Retrieved from https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/arctic-sea-ice/

Transatlantic Outreach Program. (2022). STEM Unit 3: Station 7 – Gambell, Alaska (8/9). YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pjYCZC4A_s