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1st grade place-based unit
Unit Overview
Unit Overview
In the Spring, Sitka Sound Science Center Scientists in Schools offers a 3rd grade Volcanoes program focused on the science of L’úx/Mt Edgecumbe. This SNEP in Schools unit is designed to augment and complement the SSSC SIS program by highlighting Lingít knowledge, traditions, practices, and values as they relate to L'úx Shaa/Mt. Edgecumbe volcano
Prep Instructions
Prep Instructions
Connect with the Science Center to schedule the Scientists in Schools visit.
Prep a K-W-L chart
Locate a photo online, your own, or use the lesson slides to show Mt. Edgecumbe
Print and prepare copies of the Eyewitnesses and Historian Role Play Master Handout. Cut along the rows so that each student receives a description of their role, and the corresponding oral history segment for lesson 2
Print Maps 2 and 3, and the placenames handout, one for each student for lesson 3
Copy and cut the clues from the Lesson 4: The Mystery of the Missing Evergreen Trees Clue Master Sheet.
The lesson slides below accompany each lesson within the unit. These can be projected on a screen or printed out.
Lesson 1
Lesson 1
K-W-L
Lesson Time Frame: 10 minutes
Prep Time: 5-10 minutes
Lesson 2
Lesson 2
Lingít Oral History of L´úx/Mt. Edgecumbe
Lesson Time Frame: 40 minutes
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Lesson 3 Slides
Lesson 3 Slides
What's in a Placename?
Lesson Time Frame:
Prep Time:
Lesson 4 and 5
Lesson 4 and 5
These lessons are taught by the Sitka Sound Science Center Visiting Scientists.
Lesson 6 Slides
Lesson 6 Slides
Give Me Shelter
Lesson Time Frame: 1 hour
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Questions?
Questions?
Contact act@sitkaschools.org to get more information or support
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