Free-Forest Ecology in Alaska

Length

45-60 minutes

Target Audience

Education: Grade(s) 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Teacher(s)/Educator(s), Adult Learners, Homeschool/Family , Learning PodPublic Library: Library Patrons

Minimum participants:

5

Maximum participants:

45

Primary Disciplines

Online Learning/Digital Learning , Online Learning/Digital Learning , Science, STEM

Program Delivery Mode

Zoom
Microsoft Teams

Booking Information

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For more information contact CILC by email info@cilc.org or by phone (507) 388-3672

Provider's Cancellation Policy

Please let us know if you can no longer attend the program you registered for. If possible, cancel at least 48 hours before the start of your program.

About This Provider

 

The BLM Campbell Creek Science Center

Anchorage, AK
United States

Imagine the discoveries you will make as you explore Alaska’s natural world! The Bureau of Land Management Campbell Creek Science Center’s (CCSC) dynamic programs spark curiosity and build connections with nature for all learners. The Campbell Creek Science Center is located in Anchorage, Alaska and offers a perfect outdoor classroom where learning and science come to life. We offer outdoor education programs for children and adults.

The CCSC’s distance learning programs give K-12 students hands-on, minds-on experiences with the natural world through digital technology. Guided by skilled environmental educators, your students will interact with each other in fun, practical ways to investigate science.

Explore the BLM Campbell Creek Science Center at www.blm.gov/ccsc.

Mission Statement:

The BLM Campbell Creek Science Center engages all learners in outdoor experiences that increase appreciation, connection, and stewardship of Alaska’s public lands and natural resources. 

Program Details

Format

1. The program begins with students comparing images of different boreal forests worldwide.
2. Next, students will play an exciting game of forest succession and try to grow from the herb stage to the climax stage of succession.
3. The program concludes with students drawing or writing about a diverse forest with living and non-living components.
4. Students can share their forests and ask questions if time remains.

Objectives

Learners will be able to correctly point out where the boreal forest is on a map.

Learners will make connections of living and non-living things in a diverse forest ecosystem.

Learners will understand and explain what drives forest succession.

Standards Alignment

National Standards

3-ESS2-2: Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.
5-LS2-1: Develop and describe a model that describes the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.