Trees Are Important

By Wendy Douglas       Grade: K - 2nd

The learner will understand that trees are important for our use in everyday life.

How Fast Do Fish Swim?

By Sally Samson      Grades: K (immersion)

Students will learn how fish move.

Hearts Keep On Pumping

By Colin Boyden      Grade: 2nd

Mammals need a heart to survive. Students understand the heart is an important organ within the body. They understand what the heart does for the body and how it transports blood, oxygen and food to the rest of the body. Students understand the heart also helps to rid the body of carbon dioxide.

How Do Seeds Travel.

By Margaret Babcock      Grade 3

Seeds resemble other seeds from their parent plant. They don’t always fall and grow directly under the parent plant. Seeds travel in different ways. Students will conduct scientific investigations to determine how the seeds travel.

Birds of Kobuk

By Fred Ross      Grade: 3rd/4th

Science Concept: A variety of birds call Kobuk “home”

Looking At Leaves

By Sharon Denton     Grade Level: 3rd-5th

Populations of organisms exhibit variations in size and structure as a result of their adaptation to their habitat.

What a Brain

By Ellen Canapary    Grade Level: 4th

The brain receives messages from different parts of our body.

The Succession Race

By Greg Beck      Grade: 4th - 5th grade

Students will learn about factors, which affect succession in a boreal forest.

Determining Edible Plants From Non-Edible Plants

By Vicki Lash     Grades: 4th - 6th

Plants may be edible or non-edible. Edible berries from tundra plants can be used in making Eskimo Ice Cream. A second concept that is integrated into the lesson is the concept of “What constitutes a physical change?”

Diversity and Adaptation

By Susan Oliver     Grade: 4th

Students will describe how living organisms have changed over time. Students will observe and compare the fossil remains of “Sue”, Tyrannosaur rex, with that of the skeleton of a present day bird.

How Things Affect the Environmnet

By Sunshine Winn      Grade level: 5th

Trails and other human activities affect the habitat and ecosystem in and around the Mendenhall River.

Using Science to Understand the Local Environment

By Annie Kinegak     Grade levels: 5th - 6th

Use science to understand and describe the local environment.

Plant Classification

By Emily Rogers      Grade levels: 5th - 8th

Plants are classified according to specific criteria by use of a dichotomous key. A new scientific vocabulary is needed to correctly classify plants.

Wash Your Hands!!!!

By Sharon M. Brown      Grade level - 7th

Students will be able to demonstrate that many diseases are easily avoided through good personal hygiene including simple washing of hands using soap.

Pond Ecosystem

By Jenny Dowd      Grade: 7th

Students will understand that materials or substances in the environment affect ecosystems differently.

An Ecosystem’s Limits of Tolerance

By Miriam Oviasu     Grade level: High School

Students will explore the effects of abiotic factors on an ecosystem. Students will be able to measure and compare the pH of soil and water samples. Students will be able to evaluate the pH of soil and water samples as an environmental limiting factor. Knowledge and skills gained from this lesson would be applied to everyday science, as dangerous levels of pH are important indicators of the health of water and soil environments.

Investigate Solid Waste through Packaging Analysis

By Sandra Sumrall-LloydGrade 9-12 – Environmental Biology/Field Biology

Students evaluate different packaging materials and consider impact on disposal, recyclability, landfill problems, cost effectiveness, and alternative packaging materials. They will also investigate earlier packaging materials and compare them to modern materials in relation to environmental impact. Through these exercises they gain knowledge of solid waste and its impact on the environment.

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