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Oral Histories and Glacier National ParkSocial Studies · Middle School Social Studies · Grades 6–8Lesson plan

How do mountains form? What is their significance? Objective Students will be able to: • Explain the importance of oral history and cultural stories. • Compare and contrast it to a story their family tells over and over again. • Produce their own stories of environmental phenomena in their community. • Speculate creatively and scientifically about natural phenomena in their lives. • Consider compatibilities between Western science and Native knowledge. • Realize there are multiple perspectives for the same landscapes. Background The full Work House Program can be found on Glacier's Lesson Plan Duration: 60 Minutes Essential Question How do mountains form? What is their significance? Objective Students will be able to: • Explain the importance of oral history and cultural stories. • Compare and contrast it to a story their family tells over and over again. • Produce their own stories of environmenta.

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