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The Alpine/aeolian module contains five downloadable units about the high-altitude region, found between 2300 and 3056 meters (7544 and 10,023 feet) on Haleakala. Early Hawaiians identified twelve life zones that stretched from makai to mauka. At the top of Haleakala are two zones where the natural communities are still largely intact- the kuahiwi (backbone) and kuamauna (back mountain). These zones comprise what we know as the alpine/aeolian ecosystem.

The Introduction and Units at a Glance will give you an overview of this module and an idea of which unit or activity will work best for you.

Unit 1: Learning From the Mountain: Geology of the summit area and how people study it.
Unit 2: Summer Every Day and Winter Every Night: Climate of the summit area
Unit 3: Life in the Kuahiwi and Kuamauna Zones: Native and introduced species, relationships, and adaptations.
Unit 4: Good Critters, Bad Critters: Insect management in the alpine/aeolian ecosystem
Unit 5: Observatories, Transmitters, & Sacred Places: A contemporary issue revolving around the significance and use of the summit area

Additional online resources for enrichment activities and further reading

Alpine/Aeolian Entire Ecosystem Module (3.78 Mb)

Introduction and Units at a Glance Alpine/Aeolian Introduction and Unit Overview

Unit 1: Learning From the Mountain Entire Unit
Geology of the summit area and how people study it.

Unit 2: Summer Every Day and Winter Every Night

Entire Unit
Climate of the summit area

Unit 3: Life in the Kuahiwi and Kuamauna Zones Entire Unit
Native and introduced species, relationships, and adaptations.

Unit 4: Good Critters, Bad Critters Entire Unit
Insect management in the alpine/aeolian ecosystem

Unit 5: Observatories, Transmitters, & Sacred Places Entire Unit
A contemporary issue revolving around the significance and use of the summit area

Hoike O Haleakala Main Introduction Introduction to the whole Hoike O Halelakala Curricula
Hoike O Haleakala Glossary Glossary for terms found in the Hoike O Halelakala Curricula

Additional online resources for enrichment activities and further reading. For more help finding and utilizing online web resources read web searching tips for teachers.

Hawaii Center for Volcanology
The Hawaii Center for Volcanology has information about Hawaiian volcanoes, a virtual tour of Loihi (the newest Hawaiian volcano), the eruptions of Kiluaea, and climate information for Moana Loa. URL: http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/hcv.html
Mees Solar Observatory
You can use data from the Mees Solar Observatory on Haleakala to research weather and climate related questions. Data include solar images and solar active regions maps by calendar date and year. URL: http://koa.ifa.hawaii.edu/s
Ants in Hawaii
These web pages are dedicated to ants in Hawaii. URL: http://www.hear.org/ants/
Identifying ants in Hawaii
Discover Life provides an interactive pictoral guide for identifying ant species in Hawaii. URL: http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Ants_Hawaii
High Altitude Observatory (HAO) education pages
These educational web pages have links to on-line slide sets and image maps of the sun. URL:http://www.hao.ucar.edu/education/education.php
Stanford Solar Center
The Stanford Solar Center page has activities you can do with solar data, including a chance to listen to the sun sing, watch the sun boil, and instructions on how to collect your own sun data. URL: http://solar-center.stanford.edu/

To find out more about Hoike o Haleakala, to schedule a school visit by a Hoike representative, for help downloading these documents, and/or to order a copy of this curriculum on paper or cd, contact hoike-info@lists.hawaii.edu.

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Supported in part by: the Strong Foundation, the Cooke Foundation, the Alexander & Baldwin Foundation, the Fred Baldwin Memorial Foundation, the Atherton Family Foundation, the Maui Invasive Species Committee, and the Hawai'i Invasive Species Council.

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This page was created on 03 April 2004 by EMS, and was last updated on 17 November 2010 by PN .

Hoike o Haleakala Alpine/Aeolian Module

Hoike o Haleakala
Alpine/Aeolian Module