Chapter 1. Polar Bears

Introduction

Video Case Study

In this activity you will watch the short video Canada – Polar Bears Tracked (3:07), produced by the Reuters news agency. This news report follows the work of scientists from the organization Polar Bears International (PBI) as they study polar bears living on the western shores of Hudson Bay near Churchill, Manitoba. The report also focuses on the work of the philanthropic organization Explore.org, which has sent a production team to the PBI field site in order to post live streaming video of polar bears to their website. Their aim is to give visitors a glimpse of these iconic creatures in the wild and to thereby foster greater awareness of, and concern for, the threats polar bears face as the planet warms.

In the questions that follow, you will be asked to analyze the content and presentation of the video in relation to the learning competency of Information Literacy, which is discussed in Chapter 3 of your textbook.

1.1 Section A: What Was Being Said?

Instructions

Watch the video and answer the following questions:

Question 1.1

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Question 1.2

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Question 1.3

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1.1.1 Section B: What Was Being Shown?

Instructions

Watch the video a second time, focusing on the types of images that were presented. Once you have done so, answer the following questions:

Question 1.4

The total running time of the video was three minutes and seven seconds (3:07). In the spaces provided below, estimate what percentage of the total running time was spent on:

Feature
Video footage of polar bears in the wild: nZnhv4MoEh4FcQx7
Interviews with scientists: nZnhv4MoEh4FcQx7
Video footage of scientists at work in the field: nZnhv4MoEh4FcQx7
Other: nZnhv4MoEh4FcQx7

Question 1.5

Place a check mark next to any of the activities listed below that the video showed polar bears doing in the wild.

Activity
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Testing the ice to see if it is safe to walk on 2K3REYmgPBjb2b58pdLC4MtdonI=
Bear cubs playing 2K3REYmgPBjb2b58pdLC4MtdonI=
Digging in the ground 2K3REYmgPBjb2b58pdLC4MtdonI=
Swimming in open water 2K3REYmgPBjb2b58pdLC4MtdonI=
Feeding on seals 2K3REYmgPBjb2b58pdLC4MtdonI=

1.1.2 Section B: What Was Being Shown?, continued

Question 1.6

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Question 1.7

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Question 1.8

Place a check mark next to any of the activities listed below that the video showed scientists doing in the field.

Activities
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Trapping and examining an adult polar bear 2K3REYmgPBjb2b58pdLC4MtdonI=
Measuring ice thickness on Hudson Bay 2K3REYmgPBjb2b58pdLC4MtdonI=
Monitoring bear activities using cameras 2K3REYmgPBjb2b58pdLC4MtdonI=
Speaking to local communities about polar bears 2K3REYmgPBjb2b58pdLC4MtdonI=
Carrying out laboratory experiments 2K3REYmgPBjb2b58pdLC4MtdonI=

1.2 Section C: What Was Missing?

Question 1.9

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Question 1.10

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1.2.1 Section C: What Was Missing?, continued

Instructions

For this part of the assignment please read Chapter 3, pages 50–52 of your textbook (critical thinking skills). If necessary, watch the video a third time, focusing once again on its information content. Once you have done so, answer the following questions:

Question 1.11

Choose "Yes" or "No" in response to the following questions:

Question Yes or No?
a. Did the video explain why polar bears require the formation of ice in order to hunt and how they use the ice flows to hunt seals? U026VzT9nVRy45xWJH3nOnWaFyM=
b. Did the video present evidence to demonstrate that ice formation is happening later than usual on Hudson Bay in recent years? U026VzT9nVRy45xWJH3nOnWaFyM=
c. Did the video present evidence to demonstrate that slower ice formation in Hudson Bay is due to climate change? U026VzT9nVRy45xWJH3nOnWaFyM=
d. Did the video present evidence to demonstrate that polar bear numbers are declining in the Canadian Arctic? U026VzT9nVRy45xWJH3nOnWaFyM=
e. Did the video explain how watching polar bears in the wild via a streaming web video could help inspire community action to combat climate change? U026VzT9nVRy45xWJH3nOnWaFyM=
f. Did the video offer suggestions about other actions viewers can take in their own communities to address the problem of climate change? U026VzT9nVRy45xWJH3nOnWaFyM=
g. Did the video explain the concept of a “tipping point” or what it means to “mitigate” greenhouse gas emissions? U026VzT9nVRy45xWJH3nOnWaFyM=
h. Did the video clip provide any information that supported Dr. Amstrup’s assertion that it was not too late to save the polar bears? U026VzT9nVRy45xWJH3nOnWaFyM=

1.2.2 Section C: What Was Missing?, continued

Question 1.12

Add up the number of “No” answers you recorded for the previous question and record your score out of eight here:

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Question 1.13

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Question 1.14

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Question 1.15

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1.3 Section D: Article Analysis

Instructions

In this activity you will read the short article Freeze Out: Can Polar Bears Survive a Melting Arctic?,” published by Scientific American on Friday April 29, 2011.

In the questions that follow, you will be asked to analyze the content and presentation of the article in relation to the learning competency of Environmental Literacy, which is discussed in Chapter 1 of your textbook.

Question 1.16

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Question 1.17

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Question 1.18

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1.4 Section D: Article Analysis, continued

Question 1.19

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Question 1.20

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Question 1.21

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Question 1.22

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