Alaska Science Curriculum and Resources for Teachers
Preparing Responsive Educators Using Place-based Authentic Research in Earth Systems
The curriculum-linked here is Alaska-based lessons written as a part of the PREPARES grant (Log In as a guest). These lessons are available for teachers to infuse place-based activities within their science curriculum.
https://sites.google.com/lksd.org/prepares/home
REACH
Raising Educational Achievement through Cultural Heritage UP (REACH Up) seeks to provide Native students and their teachers with an accurate, culturally relevant science curriculum, that improves student achievement on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) assessments, and trains Native youth to propose solutions to local climate change problems.https://k12reach.org/
AK Energy Smart
All AK EnergySmart lessons are now aligned with the Alaska English Language Arts and Mathematics standards as well as the Next Generation Science Standards.http://www.akenergysmart.org/lesson-plans/
Alaska Native GeoScience Learning Experience
https://serc.carleton.edu/ANGLE/index.html
The primary aim of the EarthScope Alaska Native Geoscience Learning Experience (EarthScope ANGLE) is to increase Alaskan resilience to geohazards through education and the building of an action-oriented learning community. A synthesis of existing EarthScope educational materials and methods, translated to an Alaskan setting, will form the core of the programming
University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Instisture Science Education Resource Bank
An archive of curriculum resources based on Alaska standards and Grade Level Expectations (GLEs). https://outreach.gi.alaska.edu/
Alaska Native Knowledge Network
http://ankn.uaf.edu/Curriculum/Units/
A database of lessons and units searchable by content and cultural standards, cultural region, and grade level. More units will be available soon. You can use Acrobat Reader to look at the PDF version of the Cover Sheet for the Units and Self-Assessment for Cultural Standards in Practice.
Alaska Coastal Studies – Alaska Seas and Rivers Curriculum by Sea Grant
The Alaska Coastal Studies program has a great curriculum. Also, consider planning a field trip to their camp. A great Alaska Field Trip https://www.akcoastalstudies.org/education-programs/education-resources.html
Alaska Wildlife Curriculum by ADF&G
Excellent resources and lesson plans from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game – https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=curricula.awc
Village Science by Alan Dick
http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/publications/VS/
This is a classic resource full of Math and Science activities that connect to subsistence lifestyles in Alaska.
The Arctic Sea Ice Educational Package
Culturally relevant high school science curriculum http://education.arcticeider.com/en
Alaska SeaLife Center
Eye’s on Eiders
There are some great resources to support this experience that teachers might find useful whether they connect or not. https://www.alaskasealife.org/eidervft_teachers
There are some great resources to support this experience that teachers might find useful whether they connect or not. https://www.alaskasealife.org/WalrusVFT_Teachers
Watching Walrus – Virtual Field Trip
USGS Walrus Data Used to Develop STEM Curriculum https://www.usgs.gov/media/files/usgs-walrus-data-used-develop-stem-curriculum-high-school
Alaska Resource Education
Lessons span ages K-12 and are focused on the areas of energy, mining and forestry.https://www.akresource.org/curriculum
Adapt Alaska – Educators Resources
Searchable, filterable table of resources related to resilience, climate change adaptation, and mitigation of coastal hazards.https://adaptalaska.org/educator-resources-overview/
Anchorage Museum Teaching Resources – https://www.anchoragemuseum.org/programs/for-educators/teaching-resources/
The Goose Project
http://learnscape.org/goose/
The Goose project is a 5-year study to help research these questions. The overall research objective is to quantify how an advancing growing season and changes in the timing of vegetation-goose interactions alter the magnitudes and patterns of Carbon and Nitrogen cycling in the Y-K Delta. Scientists hope to learn more about how geese affect the ecology of coastal marshes in Western Alaska. Lesson plans are available to introduce this research to students.
Project Learning Tree – https://www.anroe.net/project-learning-tree/
Alaska Citizen Science Projects
- Fresh Eyes in Ice- https://fresheyesonice.org/
- The Winter Berry Project- https://sites.google.com/alaska.edu/winterberry/
- Later Bloomers – https://sites.google.com/alaska.edu/latebloomers/home
- Project Brown Down- https://sites.google.com/a/alaska.edu/projectbrowndown/project-browndown
- Arctic Earth Signs –https://sites.google.com/alaska.edu/arcticandearthsigns/
- ebird – https://ebird.org/home
Native Knowledge Projects
- Alaska Native Knowledge Network – https://www.uaf.edu/ankn/ (archived site) http://ankn.uaf.edu/publications/handbook/front.html
- North Slope Science – https://northslopescience.org/
- Eloka- https://eloka-arctic.org/
- Leo – https://www.leonetwork.org/en/docs/about/news
- Isqak http://www.iqsak.org/
- Local and Indigenous Knowledge System – http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/priority-areas/links/
- Culturally Responsive Native Science Book – https://www.nvit.ca/docs/culturally%20responsive%20science%20curriculum%20handbook.pdf
- Yuungnaqpiallerput – The Way We Genuinely Live – http://www.yupikscience.org/
- Arctic Bay Atlas – https://arcticbayatlas.ca/
- Native Knowledge 360º Initiative – https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/
- Association of Interior Native Educators – https://www.ainealaska.org/student-curriculum-units
Alaska Data Sets for Integration with the Classroom
- Toolik Lake Field Station – https://toolik.alaska.edu/ and https://arc-lter.ecosystems.mbl.edu/education-and-outreach/lesson-plans
- GLOBE- https://uaf-iarc.org/engagement/k12-education/globe/
- Fish Count Data – https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/sf/FishCounts/
- International Arctic Research Center https://uaf-iarc.org/
- Alaska Science Center – https://www.usgs.gov/centers/asc
- National Snow and Ice Data Center – https://nsidc.org/
- Data Nuggets- http://datanuggets.org/
- Alaska Center for Climate and Policy UAF (This is an extensive resource with specific scientific data on climate change in Alaska_. https://uaf-accap.org/
- Alaska Fisheries Science Center- https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/commercial-fishing/alaska-fisheries-science-center-interactive-data-maps
- Alaska Science Center – https://www.usgs.gov/centers/asc/data-tools
- North Slope Science – https://northslopescience.org/
- Alaska Web Cams – https://www.akmining.com/webcams
- Snow Ice and Permafrost Data Center – https://www.gi.alaska.edu/research/snow-ice-and-permafrost
- NOAA’s Arctic Programs – https://www.arctic.noaa.gov/
- COSEE (Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence) Alaska People, Oceans and Climate Change) http://www.coseealaska.net/
