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Observing Snow
Observing Snow
sponsored by
The Denali Education Center
&
The Alaska Rural
Systemic Initiative
A curriculum that challenges young minds to
make connections between academics and traditional native
knowledge
Introduction
The Four Corners of Life
The Stuff That Makes Snowflakes
Snow on the Ground Changes Through Time
Exploring Native Snow Terms
Glacier Investigations
Open Note Review
Conclusion
Bibliography & Resources
Bibliography
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Culturally Responsive Schools. University of Alaska, Fairbanks.
1998.
Baeyer, Hans C. Rainbows, Snowflakes and Quarks: Physics and
the World Around Us. McGraw-Hill Book Company. New York. 1984.
Dick, Alan. Village Science. Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska
Native Knowledge Network. 1999.
Fejes, Claire. Villagers: Athabaskan Indian Life Along the
Yukon River, Random House, New York. 1981.
Ferguson, Sue A. Glaciers of North America, Fulcrum
Publishing, Golden Colorado. 1992.
Hambrey, Micheal & Alean, Jurg. Glaciers. Cambridge
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Jette, Jules and Eliza Jones. The Koyukon Athabaskan
Dictionary. Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center. 2002
Kawagley, A. Oscar. A Yupiaq Worldview: A Pathway to Ecology
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LaChapelle, Edward. Field Guide to Snow Crystals.
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Lawlor, Elizabeth P. Discover Nature in Winter. Stackpole
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Marchland, Peter J. Life in the Cold: An Introduction to Winter
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NH. 1996.
McClung, David & Schaerer, Peter. The Avalanche
Handbook. The Mountaineers, Seattle Washington. 1993.
Nelson, Richard K. The Athabaskans: People of the Boreal
Forest. Fairbanks: University of Alaska Museum. 1983.
Post, Austin & La Chapelle, Edward. Glacier Ice.
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Stephens, Sidney. Handbook for Culturally Responsive Science
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Suplee, Curt. Everyday Science Explained. National
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Williams, Terry Tempest & Major, Ted. The Secret Language
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Resources
Alaska Native Knowledge Network. Fairbanks, Alaska (907)
474-5086
www.ankn.uaf/edu
The Denali Education Center PO Box 212, Denali Park, Alaska 99755
(907) 683-2597
www.denali.org
Snow Test Kit
Hydro - Tech, 4508 N.E. 175th St., Seattle, WA 95155 (206)
362-1074
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