Format
1. Introduction to Denali National Park.
2. Introduction to "Chinook" a Denali sled dog
3. Learn about the adaptations of sled dogs
4. Interactive activities with the presenter
5. Questions and answers
Objectives
Students will be able to:
1. Define adaptation.
2. Name and describe at least four different adaptations that make sled dogs suited to work in a subarctic environment.
3. List four positions on a sled dog team.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
Next Generation Science Standards
• 3-LS3-1 Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a group of similar organisms
• 3-LS3-2 Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment
• 3-LS4-2 Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals of the same species may provide advantages in surviving, finding mates, and reproducing
• 4-LS1-1 Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction
• 5-ESS3-1 Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment
State Standards
N/A