It's so interesting to consider how we learn about places. Typically we use lots of data (from western science protocols). I'm curious about how we learn about places through sound. What types of resources have you discovered to explore sounds of the Arctic? Any teaching tools or lesson plans you've used to integrate sound data into your teaching contexts?
I'm captivated by the recording of the Bowhead Whale here from the Polar Sounds project. https://citiesandmemory.com/polar-sounds/
Having learned so much about Bowhead Whales while in Utqiagvik, this underwater sound recording is connecting a different part of my physiology to this animal (not just my intellect).... so so cool.... give it (and the other species a listen.
I have never heard of this project and am so excited about this resource. We discuss bioacoustics in my zoology class and this will definitely be a new resource for that unit. Whale sounds are always fascinating to me - thanks for sharing!
Ooh... I am not in the classroom this year, but sound is a key NGSS for early elementary years... I wonder how this could be connected to early-level science lessons. I also became really interested in how sound can help us re-understand ideas--I wrote one of my dissertation manuscripts about sonification, where data is coded to sounds to be heard. Thank you for making me think about all this in new ways!
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