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

Lesson 1 Student Page Tlingit Name: English Name: Lesson 1 Student Page Tlingit Name: English Name: Lesson 4 Student Page Exposed Shoreline Picture Lesson 4 Student Page Exposed Shoreline Picture Lesson 4 Student Page Protected Shoreline Lesson 4 Student Page Protected Shoreline Héen Táanáx Kayaaní Dísi: Laak’ásk ka K’aach Plants that grow in the water month: Black Seaweed and Red Ribbon Seaweed A Literacy and Science Unit Grades 6-8 Pa ge 1 Overview This place-based unit explores indigenous seaweed and the historical and contemporary value of seaweed to the Tlingit people. The unit begins with the oral narrative Raven and the Tides. This story explains how Raven released the tides so that beach foods became available for all. During this unit students identify the nutritional value of seaweed and develop an enduring understanding for how people who harvest marine life are part of an interconnected system. During this unit, students…