ERIC Number: ED384490
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1988-Mar
Pages: 222
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Birds and Wetlands of Alaska. Alaska Sea Week Curriculum Series. Alaska Sea Grant Report 88-1.
King, James G.; King, Mary Lou
This curriculum guide is the fourth (Series V) in a six-volume set that comprises the Sea Week Curriculum Series developed in Alaska. Twelve units contain 45 activities with worksheets that cover the following topics: (1) bird lists and field guides; (2) definitions of a bird; (3) parts of a bird; (4) bird watching; (5) bird migration; (6) wetland habitats; (7) nests and nesting; (8) wetland plants and animals; (9) wetlands field trip; (10) birds and people; (11) wetlands values, habitat protection, and development; and (12) a birds and wetlands review. Activities sharpen skills in language arts, science, social studies, math, music, art, and physical education. An introduction provides information designed to help teachers become familiar with the contents of the curriculum guide and to assist in planning. Each unit contains descriptive information on activity objectives, materials, and procedures. An annotated bibliography contains 152 resources. A packet of teacher reproducible worksheet masters accompanies the curriculum guide and contains a 64-word student glossary. A student field guide to common Alaska birds provides a small illustration and range map along with behavioral information for 100 birds. (LZ)
Descriptors: Activities, Animals, Birds, Botany, Conservation (Environment), Curriculum Guides, Environmental Education, Field Studies, Habitats, Interdisciplinary Approach, Intermediate Grades, Natural Sciences, Ornithology, Resource Units, Water Resources, Wetlands, Worksheets
Alaska Sea Grant College Program, University of Alaska, P.O. Box 755040, Fairbanks, AK 99775-5040 ($12; quantity discounts).
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (DOC), Rockville, MD. National Sea Grant Program.
Authoring Institution: Alaska Univ., Fairbanks. Alaska Sea Grant Program.
Identifiers - Location: Alaska
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A


