Level 2 – Exploratory Learning (Upper Elementary/Middle School) | Science & Nature | Project-Based, Inquiry-Based

HAA ATXAAYÍ (OUR WAY OF LIFE): INVESTIGATING HARVEST ECOLOGY A Science Literacy Unit: Student Packet ! 
 �1GOLDBELT HERITAGE FOUNDATION US Department of Education PR/Award #: S356A090050 Wooch.een: Together We Can S’áxt’ (Devil’s Club) photo taken by JDHS student, Cheyenne Hinckley 2012. Unit Overview Over the course of this ecological literacy unit, students will practice science methodologies, mathematical concepts, reading, writing, listening, and oral language strategies while developing understanding for Tlingit oral narratives and our local surroundings. This multi-week unit is based upon the oral narrative Eagle Boy. This story explains how harvesting knowledge was considered a privilege and required a deep respect and intimate connection with the natural world. Students will have the opportunity to engage in field experience and group projects focused on art, nutrition and wellness, medicine, and traditional ecological knowledge that will bring clarity and understanding of today’s relevant message of the need for stewardship conveyed…