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Avalanche!
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Ideas from Teachers
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(Gr. 4-12)
We plan to do a series of two- to four-hour lessons
on survival. We have purchased the teacher's guides for a course
called "Outdoor Survival Training" from
Alaska Sea Grant College Program
(student books are free). We plan to supplement this curriculum. One
of the sessions that we will teach will be about avalanches, as this
is common hazard in our area (Kenai Peninsula). We will use NOVA's
"Avalanche!"
program
and the Slip Sliding Away
printable activity
provided at this site for some hands-on experience. We will also go
out in the field and see if we can dissect a snow bank and
distinguish snow types, and locate danger areas.
Sent in by
Gretchen Hundertmark
Sterling Homeschoolers
(Gr. 6-8)
I am in the process of creating a Snow Science
curriculum. I will use NOVA's "Avalanche"
program
to show students in a real-world situation just how dangerous
backcountry terrain can be. Also NOVA's "Mountain of Ice" program
will be useful to show kids snowfall recording and analysis,
demonstrating how useful snowflakes are to science. I plan on using
the lesson plans from the companion NOVA Online Web sites in class.
Another NOVA program I will use is "Fire Wars," in conjunction with my fire ecology unit.
Sent in by
Michelle Cregger
Pilot Butte Middle School
Bend,
OR
(Gr. 9-12)
You can incorporate the notions of the danger zones
of avalanches with the study of slopes to go with NOVA's
"Avalanche!"
program. Students could experiment with practical models to discover the
ideal avalanche danger slopes. This has the potential of helping
students better understand zero slope and undefined slope.
Sent in by
Jim Paris
Westminster High School
(High School/Early College)
We run a limited outdoor program
and spend several days each year backcountry skiing in the Wasatch
Mountains in Utah, one of the big avalanche areas in the western
United States. In preparation, we require participants to go through
a safety course—including beacon training—and NOVA's
"Avalanche!"
program
provides an excellent introduction to the importance of avalanche
safety and mechanics.
Sent in by
Brian A. Pyper
Rowland Hall-St. Mark's School
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