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Possible projects:
Pack ice research. High school students work with scientists to learn more about the
relationship of algae production and ice thickness.
Cultural map. Students work with elders and researchers to study traditional land-use patterns
to post on a web site.
Stories of principal investigators. Life stories of principal investigators provide role models of
scientific professionals and make the process of research more accessible to students.
Arctic ring of life. Science community and Alaska Natives work together to observe, measure,
map, and publish information on the dynamic ice edge across the entire Arctic.
Field botany course. Elders, Western scientists, students, and teachers survey flora across the
Arctic. Scientists and elders share and compare to explore diverse ways of knowing. The
course could be expanded to other topics like fauna, geology, etc.
Fellowship grants for Native graduate students. Fund partnership research between Native
graduate students and scientists.
Chart the change of the Beaufort Sea. Use old data from the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory
(NARL) in Barrow, Alaska, current observations, and knowledge of elders for research to chart
changes in the Beaufort Sea. Partner teachers, scientists, and students and integrate social and
natural sciences.
Many effective science education activities are sponsored by state and
federal agencies. Above, sixth grade students from Kalifornsky Beach
School measure pH of Slikok Creek in Soldotna, Alaska, as part of the
long-term Adopt-a-Stream program started in 1992 by the Kenai
Fisheries Resource Office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. With
the assistance of Jeff Booth (shown here) and other USFWS employees,
students monitored physical, chemical, and biological features of
streams once a month through the school year. Photo courtesy of U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A)
project. Build a partnership between
industry and researchers to foster
communication and deal with
environmental and cultural concerns.
Integrating data at Gambell School. Return
previously gathered data about Native
lifestyles in early Gambell, on Alaska’s St.
Lawrence Island, to Gambell School.
Teachers and students develop studentgenerated
texts.
Harvest practices. Involve students,
teachers, and researchers in documenting
the traditional processes of decision
making around hunting and harvesting.
Global change. Partner scientists, teachers,
and students to monitor signs of global
change across the Arctic.
Oral histories of Alaska’s North Slope. Work
with researchers, students, teachers, and