SOAPSTONE LAMP

Overview

  • THE ABUNDANT LIFE OF THE ICEFJORD
  • HUNTING AND FISHING IN THE ICEFJORD
  • GLACIERS AND THE ICE SHEET
  • WEALTH AND MEETINGS BETWEEN PEOPLE
  • ICEBERG
  • THE SERMERMIUT SETTLEMENT
  • THE JOURNEY OF SNOW
  • ELEVEN MOVEMENTS OF THE CRYOSCAPE

    • ABOUT THE MATERIAL

    • The soapstone lamp

    • You solve the tasks by using

      • Text
      • Audio
      • Drawing tool
      • Images

    In the book you can find more information on the subject.

    In Greenland the winter months are dark and cold.

    The soapstone lamp was therefore essential for life in the homes for more than 3,000 years.

    Lamp of the Saqqaq people 1500-800 BC

    Lamp of the Dorset people 800 BC. – 1350

    Lamp of the Thule people 1200-1900

    • What was used for fuel?

    • Why could soapstone keep warm long after the fire was extinguished?

    • How did you light the fire in the lamp?

    WORK WITH THE MATERIAL ON YOUR IPAD

    In Greenland the winter months are dark and cold.

    The soapstone lamp was therefore essential for life in the homes for more than 3,000 years.

    Lamp of the Saqqaq people 1500-800 BC

    Lamp of the Dorset people 800 BC. – 1350

    Lamp of the Thule people 1200-1900

    • Choose one of the lamps and write, draw or record a story with this title: What the soapstone lamp could tell.

      My story:

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    In Greenland the winter months are dark and cold.

    The soapstone lamp was therefore essential for life in the homes for more than 3,000 years.

    Lamp of the Saqqaq people 1500-800 BC

    Lamp of the Dorset people 800 BC. – 1350

    Lamp of the Thule people 1200-1900

    • Describe how these three soapstone lamps differ.
    • When was the soapstone lamp replaced by electricity? Who invented the electric light?
    • Why was soapstone especially suitable for lamps?
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    In Greenland the winter months are dark and cold.

    The soapstone lamp was therefore essential for life in the homes for more than 3,000 years.

    Lamp of the Saqqaq people 1500-800 BC

    Lamp of the Dorset people 800 BC. – 1350

    Lamp of the Thule people 1200-1900

    • The soapstone is a bad conductor of heat and therefore continues to emit heat after the fire has been extinguished. What is the technical term for this?
    • In the ice floe on page 21 you see a soapstone lamp. What people used this lamp?
    • The soapstone lamp was replace by electric light. What energy sources were used for the soapstone lamp and what were used for the first electricity?
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