Arctic Education and Outreach Resource Collection
Explore our collection of NNA-produced resources that can be used to learn more about Arctic science and the communities and cultures that call the Arctic home. These resources are intended for a general audience and can be used by students in a classroom, or by families and adults outside of a classroom. The search filters function as follows:
- We have connected each resource with one or more key polar literacy principle
- We have adapted the Alaska Standards for Culturally Responsive Schools to align the resources with the following guidelines:
- A - The resource reinforces the integrity of the cultural knowledge that students and individuals bring with them
- B - Cultural knowledge is recognized as part of a living and constantly adapting system, grounded in the past, but which continues to grow through the present and into the future.
- C - Local language and local knowledge is foundational to the resource
- D - A complementary relationship is fostered across knowledge from diverse knowledge systems
- E- Local knowledge and actions are situated in a global context
The culturally responsive standards presented here are not meant to be exhaustive, but merely as a means of identifying resources that meet the cultural needs of learners. Read more about these standards, what they mean in practice, and how to adapt them to fit local needs at the Alaska Native Knowledge Network.
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NNA Flashtalk Series: Harmful Algal Blooms
Connecting Educators with Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Research - Research Cruise Outreach, Workshops, and Resources. Learn more about Harmful Algal Blooms on the webpages: https://hab.whoi.edu/
NNA Flashtalk Series: Ideas for Permafrost and Snow Teaching
Engaging Youth to Explore Snow and Permafrost in an Arctic Village. Speakers: Jana Peirce & Anja Kade, Ph.D. This video is part of the NNA Community Office Flashtalk series. Learn more about Ideas for Permafrost and Snow Teaching on the webpage: https://www.geobotany.uaf.edu/nna/k12
Engaging Youth to Explore Snow and Permafrost in an Arctic Village. Learn more about Ideas for Permafrost and Snow Teaching on the webpage: https://www.geobotany.uaf.edu/nna/k12
NNA Flashtalk Series: Permafrost Gateway
Announcing the Permafrost Discovery Gateway: A new resource for scientists, teachers and anyone interested in big permafrost data in the Arctic. Speakers: Jen Moss & Anna Liljedahl. This video is part of the NNA Community Office Flashtalk series. Learn more about Permafrost gateway teacher RET on https://permafrost.arcticdata.io or contact jlmoss(at)alaska.edu
NNA Flashtalk Series: Fresh Eyes on Ice
Observe river and lake ice with your students to contribute to winter travel safety and climate change research.
Fresh Eyes on ice: All About Ice
Fresh Eyes on Ice aims to spark interest in science through an ice and snow observation network where youth contribute to large scale, cutting edge climate change research, conduct their own investigations, and learn about physics, weather and climate, and the environment. We work with teachers, parents, and community members to create age-appropriate ice learning activities and lesson plans. Find these lesson plans and more on the Ice Learning page.
Tour of the CRREL Permafrost Tunnel located in Fox, Alaska
Go underground and interactively experience the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) Permafrost Tunnel near Fox, Alaska, first excavated in the 1960s. This Permafrost Tunnel Tour is accessible inside your browser or in a VR headset. Inside the tunnel, you can see what permafrost features like ice wedge polygons look like below ground and discover bones and other features embedded in permafrost that are up to 40,000 years old. Then fly above the tunnel to see what the view from above looks like, and learn about permafrost research projects in the boreal forest. Learn about changes that are currently affecting the permafrost landscape in the arctic and subarctic regions
Insights from Coastal Arctic Indigenous Observers
This storymap uses maps, photos, and audio stories to share perspectives from community-based observers in Alaska on the impacts of rapid and unprecendented Arctic environmental change.