A forum for educators to
share ideas or ask questions.
If you are an educator and would like to share your thoughts or innovative teaching ideas that are applicable to tracking our expedition's progress with your students, please post your ideas to our board. Or, if you would like to pose a question, this is the place.
Click
here to post and view ideas and questions!
Thank you for your participation in our education outreach activities! This site will be active through the 2004/2005 school year to allow educators time to plan parts of their curriculum that may include our site.
Here are some starting points for teachers to generate ideas.
For younger students there are word & mathematical problems.
Ø What is the elevation gain between camps?
Ø Track the temperature differences at each camp and find the extremes and average.
Ø Where is Alaska and Denali?
For older students:
Ø The mechanical advantage of the crevasse rescue system.
Ø The technology used to communicate from the mountain. Web design, photography and movie making.
Ø The amount of oxygen present at each camp.
Ø Glaciology and mountain weather.
Ø English; study the web site and write a paper about one of the climbers or all of them. With an educators’ help the student can begin to realize the extraordinary amount of communications that went into this expedition. From the climbing logistics and organization to all the written and verbal communications that went into promoting and advertising this site and gaining sponsorship.
Ø Geography and history of Alaska, its native people, the gold rush, its proximity to Russia and the land bridge of prehistoric times.
Ø Goal setting, physical fitness, and nutrition. You can’t just wake up one day and say, “today, I’m climbing Denali.” How do you prepare for a goal like this, both mentally and physically?
Ideas for scouting organizations;
Ø Further an interest or renew an interest in the outdoors.
Ø Stewardship of the outdoors and leave No Trace, LNT.
Ø Goal setting and planning an outing or an expedition.
Ø Training and physical fitness necessary for large trips.
Ø Nutrition and its effects on training and long-term health.
Ø Encourage our youth to set goals and reach outside their comfort zone and then realize that goals.
Ø The technology used on the mountain; satellite communications, hand held device, photography.
Ø The communication skills necessary for this event.
o Public speaking.
o Written requests for sponsorship.
o Meeting with and talking to potential sponsors.
Ø Traveling safely in the Colorado Mountains and other ranges throughout the nation and world.
o Avalanche awareness in Colorado, intercontinental snow-pack.
o Education required to safely pursue rock climbing.
o Navigating simple and complex terrain with variable visibility.
o Understanding and being prepared to deal with weather in the backcountry.
There is an educator’s resource link where educators are encouraged to share ways they use the site in the classroom or in the field.
Finally, upon return the web site will be updated with video and larger resolution pictures. The team has also committed to keeping the site up for the 2004/2005 school year which will allow educators time to plan a curriculum that incorporates the web site.
Denali National Park & Preserve's Education Resources
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