Tlingit Moon & Tide - Alaska Native Knowledge Network - University ...

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Example of Recording Tide Levels Relative to Beach Inhabitants Beach name: Little Bear Bay Date: 4/1 4/2 4/3 4/4 4/5 Use a different color for each time period a tide level is observed: e.g.: red: 8:30 yellow: 12:30 blue: 10:30 green: 2:30 38 • The Tlingit Moon and Tide Teaching Resource
Activity 2: Using Your Data to Estimate the Tide Overview Students will use the observations collected from the past few days to estimate tide levels. Materials and Equipment • Tide tables • Tide observation data Activity Students will estimate the tide levels by comparing their observation data with a local tide table. • Using a local tide book, determine the times of high and low tides. • Compare your observations with the tide table and estimate approximate tide levels with your observations (see example). • Bring in a local who can explain how the tide is gauged using local landmarks (e.g., the boat-cleaning pilings are first exposed at a minus 1.0 tide). • Use math to estimate tide levels at certain times. • Estimate the rate of change: [1.5 + 11.5 = 13] 13 feet divided into 6 hours = 2.17 feet per hour. Using Your Data to Estimate the Tide Time Tide Tide Table Estimated Date Level Recorded Landmark Observation Reading Tide Level April 5 8:30 AM big brown seaweeds are exposed -1.5 feet n/a April 5 10:30 AM water level just below ribbon seaweed n/a 3.5 feet April 5 12:30 PM water level back up but rockweed still exposed n/a 7.5 feet April 5 2:30 PM water level high, no sealife visible 11.5 feet n/a Chapter 3—People of the Tide • 39
Page 4 and 5: ii • The Tlingit Moon and Tide Te
Page 6 and 7: iv • The Tlingit Moon and Tide Te
Page 8 and 9: 2 • The Tlingit Moon and Tide Tea
Page 12 and 13: Elders Do Not Preserve Culture—Th
Page 16 and 17: 10 • The Tlingit Moon and Tide Te
Page 18 and 19: The Box of Daylight Yéil (Raven) f
Page 20 and 21: Moon Mask Making In this activity,
Page 22 and 23: Northwest Facial Feature Design Ele
Page 24 and 25: Flat Face Masks 18 • The Tlingit
Page 26 and 27: Yées Dís: New Moon 20 • The Tli
Page 32 and 33: Tlingit Cycle* At gadaxéet Dís Ju
Page 34 and 35: Tlingit Moons (Kake) Haida Moons Ju
Page 48 and 49: Example of Weekly Tide Levels recor
Page 60 and 61: Calendar Formats months or moons 54
Page 72 and 73: Stewart, H. 1979. Looking at Indian

Tlingit Moon & Tide - Alaska Native Knowledge Network - University ...

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?