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| RESOURCE | GRADE LEVEL | MEDIA TYPE |
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Alaska Native Ways of KnowingIn this media-rich lesson, students prepare classroom science fair projects that demonstrate the application of traditional knowledge to a scientific topic. |
3-12 |
Lesson Plan |
Careers in ScienceIn this media-rich lesson, students explore careers in science through profiles of Alaska Native scientists. They consider how traditional ways of knowing and Western approaches to science can complement each other and allow students to incorporate their own interests when considering careers in science. |
6-12 |
Lesson Plan |
Dustin Madden: Science Teacher In this video profile produced for Teachers' Domain, meet teacher Dustin Madden, an Iñupiaq who hopes to inspire students to take an active role in protecting the natural environment by giving them a foundation in math and science. |
3-12 |
Video |
The Effects of Global Warming in AlaskaIn this media-rich lesson, students learn how global warming is changing the Alaskan environment and examine the consequences of climate change on the region's human and wildlife inhabitants. |
6-12 |
Lesson Plan |
Gwich'in Tribe Protects Caribou and CultureIn this video adapted from Bullfrog Films, Gwich’in Chief Evon Peter of Arctic Village, Alaska, describes his people's connection to the caribou and their passion to protect Alaska Native land and traditions. |
3-12 |
Video |
La'ona DeWilde: Environmental BiologistIn this video profile produced for Teachers' Domain, meet La'ona DeWilde, an environmental biologist who integrates her Athabascan heritage and her Western scientific training to help remote Alaskan villages address environmental issues. |
3-12 |
Video |
Living from the Land and SeaIn this video segment adapted from the Alaska Native Heritage Center, discover the connections between Alaska Native subsistence culture and the natural cycle of the seasons. |
6-12 |
Video |
On the Yukon RiverIn this video segment adapted from the Yukon River Panel, visit fishing communities along the Yukon River and see how Alaska Native peoples exercise stewardship of salmon to ensure that it remains a central food source and cultural touchstone. |
6-12 |
Video |
People of the ArcticThis video segment adapted from the National Film Board of Canada explores how the Inuit people have adapted their traditions and ways of life to changing environmental realities. The video features archival footage and interviews in Native languages. |
3-12 |
Video |
Richard Glenn: Iñupiaq GeologistIn this interactive resource adapted from Raven Radio/KCAW, listen to Iñupiaq Eskimo and geologist Richard Glenn describe the complementary nature of Alaska Native ways of knowing and the methodology of Western science. |
3-12 |
Interactive |
The Spirit of Subsistence LivingIn this video adapted from the University of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska Native people of Chevak teach visitors about the beauty of Cup'ik culture and the spirit of the earth, sea, and animals. |
6-12 |
Video |
Steve MacLean: ConservationistIn this video profile produced for Teachers' Domain, meet conservationist Steve MacLean, an Iñupiaq from Barrow, Alaska, who works to preserve the health of the Bering Sea ecosystem. |
3-12 |
Video |
Students Making a DifferenceThis interactive activity features three video segments produced by students in Alaska that demonstrate fun and innovative ways to help protect the environment. |
3-8 |
Interactive |
Take Action for Nature and Your CommunityIn this media-rich activity, students explore human relationships with the natural world, learn how both Alaska Native ways of knowing and Western science can be used to study and help the environment, and take action on a local environmental issue. |
6-12 |
Self-paced Lesson |
