Drawing Connections: Haleakalā National Park

• This artistic video about Haleakalā National Park on the island of Maui talks about the climate-related dangers facing the park's endangered birds. 
• The video shows an artist painting the scenes as they are described in the video and it ends with a number of individual actions that people can take to be a part of the solution.
  

Positives

• This topic applies to many locations around the world experiencing warmer winters.
  
• Students will learn two phrases in the Hawai'ian language: kuleana (responsiblity) and malama`āina (to care for the land).

Additional Prerequisites

• There may be an ad before the video.
• Students should be familiar with the terms endangered species and habitat. 
  

Differentiation

• This would be a great video to use as an example of integrating art into STEM classes.
  
• A possible extension activity could be to have students research how climate change is affecting other national parks and important ecosystems around the world.
  
• After watching this video, science and social studies classes could discuss why protecting ecosystems and endangered species is important. 
• Some related resources are this activity Liz Hadly Tracks the Impact of Climate Change in Yellowstone, this activity Conservation and the Race to Save Biodiversity, and this video 6th Mass Extinction | Dr. Dominique Dodge-Wan. 

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