Table of Contents

1	Introduction to Northern Science........................1 Questions.........................................................4 Why Study Science?...........................................5 About My Family & I..........................................7 Why I have written this book.................................8 Questions........................................................9
2	Classifying...............................................11 Classifying in everyday life..................................12 Questions........................................................14
3	Patterns...................................................15 Questions........................................................16
4	Solving Problems........................................17 Observe And Think: The Birth Of An Idea................18 Traditional Native Methods..................................20 Questions........................................................23 Thoughts, like village people, are related to each other..24 Failure..........................................................27 Questions........................................................27 Problem solving..............................................28
5	Exploring Science & the village........................29 Finding facts..................................................29 Physical laws and principles................................30 Questions:.......................................................31 Newton's Three Laws.......................................32 Inertia..........................................................32 Tools/Equipment We Use to Influence Inertia............35 Inertia on Curves and Corners..............................35 Questions........................................................37 Friction........................................................38 Increasing Friction...........................................39 Decreasing Friction..........................................39 Questions.......................................................41 Surface Area..................................................41 Questions.......................................................43 Condensation.................................................43 Questions.......................................................45 Vapor Barrier.................................................45 Carburetor Heat..............................................49 Questions.......................................................50 Reflection.....................................................51 Bottom line of Alaskan Science (my view)...............53 Stored chemical energy.....................................54
6	Variables.............................................................59 Questions.......................................................70
7	Experiments........................................................71 Experiments You Can Perform.............................73 Conclusion of this book........................................80