Unit Title/Grade
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Lesson Links
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Description |
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Bridge Design
Grades 9-12
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Bridge Design |
- Intro to 4 types of bridge; extend knowledge by identifying types of local bridges
- Paper bridge creation—creating a strong bridge
- Researching 4 different bridge types; use PBS website to complete activities re: bridge
strength and weakness
- Bridge design—reinforce new knowledge, identify bridge types in area, design own bridge
- Bridge building—using knowledge and design, create own bridge
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The Arctic Tundra
Grades 1-6
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The Arctic Tundra - 1-4, Reading
Arctic Tundra - 5-6, Writing
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- Intro to tundra—One Small Square: Arctic Tundra
- Arctic Tundra Animals—Students use worksheet to learn about tundra animals (classification,
lifespan, predators, prey)
- Animal Tracks—students learn about size of different arctic animal tracks. Use math
to find proportional sizes
- Arctic Tundra Plants—Students use a worksheet to learn about arctic tundra plants
(locations, growing season, plant size and life cycle, etc.)
- Arctic Tundra Animal Research
- Review, revise, and rewrite research report
- Diorama creation
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Protecting Salmon
Resources of Norton
Sound: Interdisciplinary Math, Science, and
Alaska Native Literature
Grades 9-12
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Protecting Salmon Resources of Norton Sound |
- "Asraaq: The Girl Who Became a She-Bear"—Think critically about how stories shape
worldview
- Inupiaq Language—Berry Picking
- "The Boy Who Lived with the Seals" and "Salmon Girl"—Think critically about how stories
shape worldview. Use stories to identify and compare/contrast cultural norms, geography,
and ecology
- Berry Picking Estimation—weighing, partial counting, and computing (geometry, pre-algebra,
algebra 2, and pre-calculus)
- How Much Salmon is Enough?—use practical math to compute numbers to use for subsistence
hunting
- Salmon Populations and Their Impact on the Norton Sound Region—regression analysis
of salmon population
- Salmon Management—Predicting Returns using extrapolation
- Salmon Management—Local Conservation Practices—learn about traditional knowledge and
ways of knowing to understand local practices
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Traditional Subsistence Ice Fishing: Fresh
Water vs. Ocean Water
Grades 5-6
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Traditional Subsistence Ice Fishing: Fresh Water vs. Ocean Water (PDF)
Slideshow
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- Jigging for Fish—Learn traditional methods and knowledge from a local culture bearer
or Elder; build an ice-fishing jig and jib for fish
- Sea Ice and Salinity—ice and weather conditions and safety. Experiment to investigate
water salinity
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Insulation, Winter Survival and Energy
Grades 3-4
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Insulation, Winter Survival, and Energy
Slideshow Lesson 3
Slideshow Lesson 4
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- Cold Temperatures and the World Around Us—students participate in field observations
to investigate signs of cold in their environment
- The Insulating Function of Snow—students perform a series of experiments to show that
snow creates insulation that can keep animals warm
- How Snow Compaction Affects Insulating Ability—students determine the effects of compaction
on the value of snow as insulation. They measure density of snow, and predict the
temperature of each snow type
- Surviving in Cold Temperatures—Students use the engineering design process to design
and build and insulated shelter prototype. Learn about physical and chemical changes
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Alaska Native
Traditional
Clothing
Grades 9 - 12
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Alaska Native Traditional Clothing |
- The Art and Technique of Traditional Clothing—students watch a video, read articles,
and discuss methods of making clothing
- Learning from our Elders—students learn from an Elder traditional methods for making
qaspeq/atikluk
- Let's Sew!—students measure, rip, and sew their own qaspeq/atikluk
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Using Math in
Subsistence
Activities
Grades 6
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Using Math in Subsistence Activities |
- Salmon Measurement—Measurement using rulers and yardsticks (1/4, 1/2, 3/4)
- Seining Estimation—students learn the area formula of a circle and discuss how estimating
fishing a seining net can help them document fish totals
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