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Arctic
Science 2000 - Crossing Borders: Science and Community
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, Sept 21-24 2000
American Association for the Advancement of Science & Yukon Science Institute
Contaminants Found Me: A Science Curriculum for Yukoners
(Presenting Science in a Multi-media Environment)
Jeanne Burke (Curriculum Developer, 32 Dieppe Drive, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 3A9; 867-668-2506; e-mail: jbsk@yukon.net)
Yukon Contaminants Committee (Mark Palmer, Chair, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, 320 - 300 Main Street, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 2B5; e-mail: palmerm@inac.gc.ca)
With the assistance of Yukon students and teachers
Contaminants, long range atmospheric transport, biomagnification, bioaccumulation and choice are concepts presented for learning in the Contaminants Found Me science curriculum materials. Video, music, poster and activities are the media in which these concepts are explored. The media are matched to three curriculum guides Book One: Grades 3 to 6, Book Two: Grade 7 and Book Three, Grades 8, 9 and 10. The books are developed specifically to match Yukon Department of Education mandated science IRPs (Integrated Resource Packages).