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North Slope Weather & Resources for Making Weather Observations
Presentation by meterologist Rick Thoman and climate scientist Bryan Thomas about changing weather patterns in the Barrow Area, sources of weather data, and citizen science programs for contributions of weatjer amd storm data by your students.
Link: https://youtu.be/XvUQ_3XcHuUNGSS PE(s):
Grade Band(s): 3-5, HS, K-2, MS
Topic(s): Climate Change, Weather
Lesson Type(s): Teacher Background, Webinar
Overview of LEO Network Lesson Plans
Overview of three lesson plans developed for students to build their observation skills.
Link: https://youtu.be/XsFc8Vx2WHINGSS PE(s):
Grade Band(s): 3-5, HS, K-2, MS
Topic(s): Climate Change, Coastal Hazards
Lesson Type(s): Teacher Background, Webinar
Introduction to the LEO Network for Teachers
Overvivew of the LEO Network and how teachers can become observers and engage your students in contributing observations and viewing the records of unusuall occurrences throughout Alaska and the world during times of rapid environmental change.
Link: https://youtu.be/8YvTToK7w7MNGSS PE(s):
Grade Band(s): 3-5, HS, K-2, MS
Topic(s): Climate Change, Coastal Hazards
Lesson Type(s): Teacher Background, Webinar
Science of Arctic Erosion
Presentation by Steve Escarzaga, a coastal erosion scientist, for teachers about the processes of erosion on the North Slope and how it is being studied and measured by scientists.
Link: https://youtu.be/lh2s_J3R3wkNGSS PE(s):
Grade Band(s): HS, MS
Topic(s): Coastal Erosion
Lesson Type(s): Teacher Background, Webinar
Raising Educational Achievement through Cultural Heritage UP (REACH Up) Curriculum
Classroom lessons interweave Native ways of knowing with mainstream science-learning, to provide students with an interdisciplinary understanding of climate change and its impacts in their region. Developed collaboratively by teachers and scientists.
Link: https://k12reach.org/tab3.phpNGSS PE(s):
Grade Band(s): 3-5, HS, K-2, MS
Topic(s): Climate Change, Coastal Erosion, Food Security, Weather
Lesson Type(s): Lesson Plan, Video
Climate Literacy and Energy Educational Resource Collection
Collection of educational resources reviewed by scientists and educators searchable by grade level, NGSS, and topic. Icludes many resources relevant or specific to Alaska and the Arctic.
Link: https://cleanet.org/clean/educational_resources/collection/index.htmlNGSS PE(s):
Grade Band(s): 3-5, HS, K-2, MS
Topic(s): Climate Change
Lesson Type(s): All
Map of Alaska communities with Climate Adaptation and/or Adaptation Plans
Adaptation section of the Alaska chapter in the 2018 National Climate Assessment
Link: https://nca2018.globalchange.gov/chapter/26/NGSS PE(s):
Grade Band(s): 3-5, HS, K-2, MS
Topic(s): Climate Change
Lesson Type(s): Images & Visualizations
4th (2018) National Climate Assessment Alaska Chapter
Key messages of the report about Arctic sea ice loss, ocean acidification, shifts in ranges of commercial fish species, thawing permafrost, increased incidence of wildfires, thawing permafrost, coastal and river erosion, changes in glaciers, and health implications for Alaskans.
Link: https://nca2018.globalchange.gov/chapter/26/NGSS PE(s):
Grade Band(s): 3-5, HS, K-2, MS
Topic(s): Climate Change, Coastal Erosion, Ocean Acidification, Sea Ice
Lesson Type(s): Images & Visualizations, Report, Teacher Background
Invasive Species and Seabirds (Seabird Youth Network)
Students gain knowledge about seabird biology, the effects of rats on seabirds in the Pribilof Islands and Chile, other Alaska invasive species, and stewardship actions they can take.
Link: http://seabirdyouth.org/invasive-species-and-seabird-curriculum/NGSS PE(s): MS-LS2-2, MS-LS2-3, MS-LS2-4, MS-LS2-7
Grade Band(s): MS
Topic(s): Invasive Species, Seabirds
Lesson Type(s): Lesson Plan, Presentation
Alaska’s Changing Environment (IARC)
A compilation of observations of physical and biological change in and around Alaska with afocus on the time period 2014 – 2019, but with information from earlier decades for historical context. Using mostly visualizations and photos, the reportdemonstrates monumental shifts in temperature, sea ice, glaciers, permafrost, plants, animals, the ocean, and other areas.
Link: https://uaf-iarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Alaskas-Changing-Environment_2019_WEB.pdfNGSS PE(s):
Grade Band(s): 3-5, HS, K-2, MS
Topic(s): Climate Change, Food Security, HABs, Marine Mammals, Ocean Acidification, Salmon, Sea Ice, Weather
Lesson Type(s): Images & Visualizations, Report, Teacher Background
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