Animal Tracks
Kit Lessons
What is a Hare?
Students know what a hare is and can describe what a hare looks like in the summer and in the winter months. Students know uses of the hare (to eat, use for fur)
Making Animal Tracks
Learn that different animals make different sets of tracks. Animals can be predators or prey.
Finding Routes & Tracks
Students will walk together as a group. Students will identify tracks of the Hare or other animal sign.
Setting a Hare Snare
Students will walk together as a group, observe nature and share their experiences.
Native Language — Relevant Vocabulary
English
Dena'ina
Sugt'stun
Yu'pik
01 – One
02 – Two
03 – Three
04 – Four
05 – Five
06 – Six
07 – Seven
08 – Eight
09 – Nine
10 – Ten
Caribou
Fox
Hare
Lynx
Winter
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L is for the Last Frontier: An Alaska Alphabet
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Owl’s Secret
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The Way We Genuinely Live: Masterworks of Yupik Science & Survival
Traditional Food Guide for Alaska Native People