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Working with Willows
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Lesson One - Where's
My Willow - a
game to play in the willows
Lesson Two - Journey
with Journals - journal
construction and activities
Lesson Three - Getting
the Green Out - a
study of willow growth
Lesson Four - Watching
the Willows - a
study in plant phenology
Lesson Five - Wind
in the Willows - a
penpal project
Lesson Six - What's
in a Willow - nutritional
value and edible plant parts
Lesson Seven - Whipping
up Willows - gathering,
preparing, preserving and sharing
This thematic unit is part of a larger unit on Survival being
developed by members of the Bering Strait School District's Materials
Development Team. This sections deals mainly with edible plants
in the NW Alaska Region.
Handbook
for Culturally Responsive Science Curriculum by Sidney Stephens
Excerpt: "The information and insights contained in this document will be
of interest to anyone involved in bringing local knowledge to bear in school
curriculum. Drawing upon the efforts of many people over a period of several
years, Sidney Stephens has managed to distill and synthesize the critical ingredients
for making the teaching of science relevant and meaningful in culturally adaptable
ways." |
