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Moose in Interior Alaska

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Moose in Interior Alaska

Science Standards:
A14
A15
B1
D3

Math Standards:
A3
A4
A6
B6
C1
E2
Cultural Standards:
A4
C1
D1
F2
F6

Author (s):

Iditarod Area School District Donna Miller MacAlpine

Grade Level:

K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Context:

2 weeks, preferably during hunting season

Region:

Interior Athabascan

Science Standards:

A14 - (A)understand the interdependence between living things and their environments;
A15 - use science to understand and describe the local environment.
B1 - use the processes of science: these process include observing, classifying, measuring, interpreting data, inferring, communicating, controlling variables, developing models and theories, hypothesizing, predicting, and experimenting;
D3 - recommend solutions to everyday problems by applying scientific knowledge and skills

Skills and Knowledge:

1. Students will know the relationship between moose and their environment (food, predators, man) and an understanding of their interdependence
2. Students will know the physical characteristics of moose by which they are adapted to their surroundings and way of life.
3. Students will develop the ability to observe, collect and interpret data about moose, predict outcomes of changes in environment
4. Students will develop the ability to recommend solutions to various "moose problems"

Math Standards:

A3 - perform basic arithmetic functions, make reasoned estimates, and select and use appropriate methods or tools for computation or estimation Including mental arithmetic, paper and pencil, a calculator, and a computer
A4 - represent, analyze, and use mathematical patterns, relations, and functions using methods such as tables, equations, and graphs;
A6 - collect, organize, analyze, interpret, represent, and formulate questions about data and make reasonable and useful predictions about the certainty, uncertainty, or impossibility of an event.
B6 - use common sense to help interpret results;
C1 - express and represent mathematical ideas using oral and written presentations, physical materials, pictures, graphs, charts, and algebraic expressions.
E2 - use mathematics in daily life;

Skills and Knowledge:

1. Students will develop ability to estimate size and weight of animals such as moose.
2. Students will develop ability to perform basic math to measure, weigh and compare size and weight of moose to other creatures.
3. Students will develop ability to construct tables, equations and graphs showing such things as relative height/weight of moose, uses of moose, preference for moose products, etc.
4. Students will know that math is a valuable tool for everyday life useful in such activities as changing recipes and calculating costs of products

Cultural Standards: A4 - practice their traditional responsibilities to the surrounding environment;
C1 - perform subsistence activities in ways that are appropriate to local cultural traditions;
D1 - acquire in-depth cultural knowledge through active participation and meaningful interaction with Elders.
F2 - understand the ecology and geography of the bioregion they in habit.
F6 - anticipate the changes that occur when different cultural systems come in contact with one another;

Skills and Knowledge:

1. Students will know traditional hunting practices and of how the elders worked in harmony with the environment.
2. Students will know the cultural values such as respect for animals, sharing, use vs. waste, etc. which should be practiced in regard to moose.
3. Students will have knowledge of the local bioregion and how moose fit into their environment.
4. Students will develop an understanding of and the ability to anticipate and deal with changes and conflicts between different cultural systems and between man and the environment.

To see the full unit:
http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/curriculum/units/moose2.html

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