A caribou unit similar to the moose unit could be developed using larger area maps to accommodate caribou migration patterns and feeding grounds as appropriate. As one group, students brainstorm and draw a bubble map on what they know about moose. Students choose a nine square mile rectangle area adjacent to the city or village that they live in and draw it to scale on drawing paper by folding the paper into nine sections. Maps are colored with colored pencils. Assisted by the elders, teacher and students learn how to write and pronounce the place names.
Students also gather information from books.
Teachers check student journals and give feedback. A. Explain moose migration and habitat for the local area and for their specific nine square mile map area. B. Explain where moose are in a given seasons within the local environment. The moose migration information sheet can be used by the teacher to encourage student questions. Groups share their questions with the class.