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  Go live with the Expedition on the trail! Experience the Arctic in sounds and images. Read the weekly update, chat, collaborate!

  Trail Reports At 8:00 CST every Monday during the live program, read the trail update from the expedition team! Wk 01 4.3.2.1... Wk 02 Behind the... Scene, screen, sled! Wk 03 Nuts! Wk 04 King-Kong-Dogs Wk 05 No Two Alike Wk 06 One Place, Many Worlds of Kindness Wk 07 Reindeer Land Wk 08 Charged Up... Wk 09 Oh! Well, hmm... Wk 10 Boom! Wk 11 Signs of... Wk 12 Giitu! Wk 13 Polar Husky Superstars and You-Explorers!

  Scrapbook Your virtual exploration — it's the next best thing to being there! Photo Journal Look at the week's latest images! Expedition Movies Watch movies from the expedition! Classroom Movies Watch the movies that support your curriculum! Classic Movies Watch the all-time favorite GoNorth! movies! Daily Audio Listen to the daily updates from Team GoNorth! Audio Documentary Listen to thoughts, stories and descriptions from the Team in the field! 360° Walk around and explore with Team GoNorth!

  Beacon Blog Polar Husky Superstar Beacon shares his view on the adventure on Thursdays, every week during the live program.

  Zones Student explorers: post to the Zones! Collaborate, share ideas, show your work... And win in the Zone contest 01: Explore Zone Post anything 'explore' to the Observations Map! 02: Culture Zone Got a favorite recipe? Made a carving? Got thoughts on tolerance? Post anything 'culture' in this Culture Zone! 03: Earth Zone Post to the Sense of Place Map! 04: Climate Zone Make your post about anything 'earth'! Dog Zone Dogs, dogs, dogs - All about dogs!!!

  Map It! Every Monday the expedition uploads data point. Use them to map out your own transect of the expedition! Wk 01 Expedition Basecamp, Minnesota, United States Wk 02 Education Basecamp. Minnesota, United States Wk 03 Cargo Terminal O'Hare International Airport, Chicago - Illinois, United States Wk 04 The Arctic Circle, Sweden Wk 05 Sekkustugan (hut), Sápmi, Sweden Wk 06 Saivomutka, Sweden – On Finnish Border Wk 07 Pokka, Sápmi, Finland Wk 08 Ivalo, Sápmi, Finland Wk 09 Engholm Lodge outside Karasjok, Sápmi, Norway Wk 10 Palojärvi, Sápmi, Finland Wk 11 Sápmi, Finland Wk 12 Torneträsk Lake, Sápmi, Sweden

  Read It! Read and then review a Polar Husky novel! Experience Young readers: Snow flakes, kids in cold places, Arctic animals, and Native tales. Explore Experienced readers: Dogsleding, cool science, young explorers, tundra, and life in the Arctic. Expand Seasoned readers: Arctic survival, remote wilderness, the Russian empire and science explorations.

  Send-A-Note Send a note of encouragement to our GoNorth! explorers :) Received February Check out the notes sent to Team GoNorth! in February... Received March Check out the notes sent to Team GoNorth! in March... Received April Check out the notes sent to Team GoNorth! in April... Received May Check out the notes sent to Team GoNorth! in May...

  Q & A Submit your questions by Wednesday and every Friday during the live program, Team GoNorth! answers the questions! Wk 01 Answers to your questions from Week 01! Wk 02 Answers to your questions from Week 02! Wk 03 Answers to your questions from Week 03! Wk 04 Answers to your questions from Week 04! Wk 05 Answers to your questions from Week 05! Wk 06 Answers to your questions from Week 06! Wk 07 Answers to your questions from Week 07! Wk 08 Answers to your questions from Week 08! Wk 09 Answers to your questions from Week 09! Wk 10 Answers to your questions from Week 10! Wk 11 Answers to your questions from Week 11! Wk 12 Answers to your questions from Week 12! Wk 13 Answers to your questions from Week 13! Wk 14 Answers to your questions from Week 14!

  Chat Ask the experts in our LIVE online chats! Mod 01: Arctic Exploration Watch or read the transcripts from chats with our speakers from Module 1. Mod 02: Globalization & Tolerance Watch or read the transcripts for chats with our speakers from Module 2. Mod 03: World Resources Watch or read the transcripts for chats with our speakers from Module 3. Mod 04: Climate Chaos Watch or read the transcripts for chats with our speakers from Module 4. Team Chat Post Expedition Team Chat

  Quiz Your chance to test your expedition I.Q. weekly, every Friday during the live program!

  Challenge Run, skip, jump 1000 miles as a team or individually - Join the Polar Husky Challenge!

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