1. MELODY SMALL BROWNING HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

3. BLACKFEET HUMAN CONDITION Social Cultural Personal

4. LEARNING STYLE: HISTORY

6. EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS EMPHASIS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF NATURE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE MUST BE SUBORDINATE TO RESPECT THE WHOLE UNIVERSE. Native Ways of Knowing

7. INDIGENOUS USES

8. IMPLEMENTATION: Using an inquiry approach, bridge the cultures of western and indigenous science. Create an inquiry based lab that encompasses the indigenous scientific processes, and western science. Connect students to the community, and culture of the Blackfeet. Establish an exchange between the generations to expand the cultural heritage, and knowledge.

9. UNIT OBJECTIVES ALIGNED WITH MONTANA BENCHMARKS Students will be able to explain how observation of nature form an essential base of knowledge among the Montana American Indians. (MT Science 1:6) Students will be able to describe and explain the complex processes involved in energy use in cell maintenance, growth, repair and development. (MT Science 3:2) Students will be able to explain how the knowledge of science and technology applies to contemporary Montana American Indian communities (e.g., natural resources development, management and conservation). (MT Science 5:5). Students will be able to describe, explain, and analyze science as a human endeavor and an ongoing process. (MT Science 6:3)

10. TEA TIME

11. CLASSROOM GERMINATION PHASE 1

12. LICORICE ROOT PLANT 1 Ahs tso wa Grabs or seizes

13. PEPPERMINT PLANT 2 Kaa k it si moo Quick smell

14. ROSE HIPS PLANT 3 Ki nii Berry fruit

15. PLANT 4 SAGE Ka’ksimo “Something that smells”

16. SOIL VARIABLE Water Acidity Nutrients

17. DATA COLLECTION Plant growth / rate Soil moisture Life cycle pH…

18. ASSESSMENTS Lab journal Quantitative data Experiment design Student reflection

19. STUDENT REFLECTION Write a reflective summary, using specific examples from the lab performed as well as historical examples to discuss the following: –Your results and experimentation performed and how you would modify it –Processes Native American’s use to develop new technologies –Cultural significance / impact –Commonalities of Western and Indigenous Science

20. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS C.W. (Bill) McLaughlin, Ph.D. Director Science Horizons Initiative and teaching professor Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry Tess Corbin Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Co-Director of Science Horizons Initiative Nicol Rae, Ph.D. Dean of Letters and Sciences Mary Cloninger, Ph.D. Chair of Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry John Peters, Ph.D. Director of T.B.I, professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Angela DesJardins Director Montana Space Grant Consortium Chris Harmon Project Coordinator Montana Space Grant Consortium

21. THANK YOU Chris Bahn, Ph.D. Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry Suzi Taylor, Outreach and Communications Direct Walter Flemming, Ph.D. Chair of Native American Studies Dept. 2015 MAP Students Leo Bird, Science Instructor, Browning High School

22. REFERENCES http://www.mtnativeplants.org/ http://outdoorscience.org/node/64 http://outdoorscience http://www.plantnative.org/rpl-matey.htm