Tlingit moon & tide teaching resource : elementary level

Book

Tlingit moon & tide teaching resource : elementary level / by Dolly Garza.

Summary:

"This book brings Alaska Native understanding of science and ecology to the elementary classroom, by showing teachers how to present local and ecosystem knowledge held by long-time inhabitants of southeast Alaska. Native knowledge has an increasingly important role, as mainstream America comes to terms with our dependence on a healthy earth"--Back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 1566120608
ISBN: 9781566120609
Physical Description: iv, 66 pages : illustrations, map ; 28 cm.
Publisher: Fairbanks, Alaska : University of Alaska Sea Grant, [1999]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-66).
Formatted Contents Note:: To the teacher -- Ch. 1. Native science in education -- Overall goal -- Overview -- Standards -- Alaska Native cultural standards -- State of Alaska science standards -- Worldview -- Teaching to place: Tlingit learning styles -- Elders in the classroom -- Ch. 2. Dis: the moon in Tlingit culture -- Introduction -- Standards -- Tlingit words -- Lesson 1: box of daylight -- Lesson 2: observing the moon -- Lesson 3: measuring time -- Ch. 3. People of the tide -- Introduction -- Standards -- Tlingit words -- Lesson 1: raven creates the tides -- Lesson 2: observing the tides -- Lesson 3: the moon and tide -- Ch. 4. Tlingit cycles: the moon and tide -- Introduction -- Standards -- Tlingit words -- Lesson 1. Developing a local calendar -- Lesson 2: cycles -- Bibliography -- About the author.