Curriculum Resources for the Alaskan Environment
Subject Areas: biology,
natural science
Timeline: six weeks/two
hours per day in early fall or
spring
Grade Levels:
9-12
Purpose: to familiarize
students with regional vegetation,
animals
|
|
D. Madfara and
E. Meade
Natural
History
|
Activities
make drawings or cast impressions of tracks
collect skulls and other bones, fur, etc.
mount skeletons
practice taxidermy
catalog the collection.
Resources
- lab materials: pH test kits, thermometers, magnifying
glass, field glasses
- Investigating Your Environment-Teaching Activities
for Elementary Education
- Flora of Alaska and Neighboring Territories
- A Field Guide to Animal Tracks
- A Field Guide to the Mammals
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game
- Arctic Environmental Information and Data Center
U.S. Forest Service
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
|
Variations
- Ask elders about identity and
location of wildlife and vegetation. Take elders on field
trips.
- Catalog with English and
indigenous names.
- Collect vegetables for food and
medicinal use.
- Concentrate on geological, marine,
or botanical specimens.
- Use owl pellets to identify food
species of owl. Trace food webs.
- Investigate energy
sources.
- Study conservation of
resources.
|
|